Talking at cross-purposes : the dynamics of miscommunication /
Misunderstandings have been examined extensively in studies on cross-cultural (mis)communication which associate them with participants' differing cultural backgrounds and/or linguistic knowledge. Drawing on a large corpus of misunderstandings from cross- and intra-cultural encounters, this boo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] :
John Benjamins,
©2000.
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Colección: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser., 62. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Misunderstandings have been examined extensively in studies on cross-cultural (mis)communication which associate them with participants' differing cultural backgrounds and/or linguistic knowledge. Drawing on a large corpus of misunderstandings from cross- and intra-cultural encounters, this book argues that miscommunication does not relate exclusively to participants' background differences or similarities, but that its creation and development are tightly interwoven with the dynamic manner in which social encounters unfold. Against a backdrop of Pragmatics, Conversation Analysis and Goffman's. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789027299062 9027299064 1282163264 9781282163263 9786612163265 6612163267 |
ISSN: | 0922-842X ; |