Handbook Of Intercultural Communication

ISBN: 9783110184716 出版年：2008 页码：582 Kotthoff, Helga Spencer-Oatey, Helen De Gruyter Mouton

In today's globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a problem-solving approach to the various issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics. Key features include: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication; presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field; offers solutions of everyday language-related problems; an international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field.