Language, Communication and Culture

by Ting-Toomey, Stella; Korzenny, Felipe

• ISBN13: 9780803934498
• ISBN10: 0803934491
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-03-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Sponsored by the International and Intercultural Communication Division of the Speech Communication Association, the goal of the International and Intercultural Communication Annual is to promote better understanding of the international and intercultural communication processes. The current volume considers the relationships between language, communication and culture.Sections deal with the critical issues related to language acquisition, context and cognition; present an array of perspectives in analyzing the role of language in comparative cross-cultural and communication settings; and examine the role of first and second language usage in intergroup communication contexts. Working in the disciplines of psychology, linguistics, sociolinguistics, intergroup relations and communication, contributors present new conceptual schemes in the study of language, communication and culture, and apply theoretical frameworks using such methods as ethnography of speaking analysis, rhetorical analysis, conversational analysis and case study analysis. Finally, specific directions for future research are discussed.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(2)
Language, Communication, and Culture: An Introduction	9	(10)
Stella Ting-Toomey
PART I: LANGUAGE, CONTEXT, AND COGNITION
Communication and Language Acquisition Within a Cultural Context	19	(16)
Beth Haslett
Linguistic Relativity: Toward a Broader View	35	(44)
Thomas M. Steinfatt
PART II: LANGUAGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL STYLES
Speech and the Communal Function in Four Cultures	79	(14)
Gerry Philipsen
Fifty Terms for Talk: A Cross-Cultural Study	93	(28)
Donal Carbaugh
Life Demands Musayara: Communication and Culture Among Arabs in Israel	121	(18)
Yousuf Griefat
Tamar Katriel
Linguistic Strategies and Cultural Styles for Persuasive Discourse	139	(18)
Barbara Johnstone
Telephone Openings and Conversational Universals: A Study in Three Languages	157	(23)
Robert Hopper
Nada Koleilat Doany
Power Pronouns and the Language of Intercultural Understanding	180	(21)
Stephen P. Banks
PART III: LANGUAGE AND INTERGROUP COMMUNICATION
The Contexts of Language Learning: Extending the Intergroup Model of Second Language Acquisition	201	(21)
Peter Garrett
Howard Giles
Nikolas Coupland
Cultural Variability in Ethnolinguistic Identity	222	(22)
William B. Gudykunst
Bilingual Communication in Organizational Settings: Aspects of the Canadian Case	244	(21)
Richard Y. Bourhis
Index	265	(2)
About the Authors	267