Inter-Cultural Communication at Work

Cultural Values in Discourse
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-0-521-57509-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 434 g

In this interdisciplinary study, Professor Clyne examines the impact of cultural values on discourse. Through an exploration of the role of verbal communication patterns in successful and unsuccessful communication, he sets out to integrate and develop a framework for a linguistics of inter-cultural communication. Professor Clyne draws on data derived from recordings of spontaneous communication in the Australian workplace between people of vastly differing backgrounds, notably European and Asian, who use English as a lingua franca. This study offers both a pragmatic and a discourse perspective, not simply analysing data but seeking to extend the theoretical model. The rapidly increasing use of English as a language of inter-cultural communication between non-native speakers means that the issues raised here will be of interest not only to linguists but also to those involved in education, business and industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clyne, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introducing the field; 2. Setting up the project; 3. Speech acts in inter-cultural discourse; 4. Variation in communication patterns and inter-cultural communication breakdown in oral discourse; 5. Written communication; 6. Towards a linguistics of inter-cultural communication; 7. Some theoretical and practical implications.