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This volume contains a selection of papers from a special session of the International Pragmatics Conference (Antwerp, August 1987) and from the Symposium on Intercultural Communication (Ghent, December 1987). Studying the communicative styles of cultures and social groups, both at the descriptive level and at the level of pragmatic theory construction, should be a target of pragmatics as a discipline. A clear view is needed of the restrictions on adaptability involving potential fields of conflict in intercultural and international communication. As the contributions to this volume demonstrate, very little should be taken for granted in this respect.

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Author:   Jan Blommaert ,  Jef Verschueren
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   6:3
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9789027250162

ISBN 10:   9027250162
Pages:   249
Publication Date:   12 November 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Intercultural and international communication: Introduction (by Blommaert, Jan); 3. How much culture is there in intercultural communication? (by Blommaert, Jan); 4. Accident and method in the study of intercultural communication: Colonial description os Swahili in the former Belgian Congo (by Fabian, Johannes); 5. Understanding in intercultural encounters (by Gumperz, John J.); 6. Talking a person into interethnic distinction: A discourse analytic case study (by Hinnenkamp, Volker); 7. Verbal listening behavior in conversations between Japanese and Americans (by Miller, Laura); 8. Fieldword as a form of intercultural communication (by Pinxten, Rik); 9. Intercultural dimensions of pragmatics in film synchronisation (by Niemeier, Susanne); 10. Objevtivism in pragmatics as a hindrance to intercultural communication (by Schneider, Hans Julius); 11. Foreigner talk revisited: Limits on accommodation to nonfluent speakers (by Smith, Sara W.); 12. A pragmatic perspective on international communication (by Verschueren, Jef); 13. References; 14. Index of names; 15. Index of subjects

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