Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach

by Suzanne Wong Scollon, Ron Scollon, Rodney H. Jones, et al.

Book Overview

This newly revised volume is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and problems of intercultural communication. Viewed from within the framework of interactive sociolinguistics associated with Tannen, Gumperz, and others, the authors focus in particular on the discourse of westerners and of Asians, the discourse of men and women, corporate discourse and the discourse of professional organizations, and intergenerational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631224181
• ISBN13: 9780631224181
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"