Handbook of Intercultural Communication

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:

• 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
• international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

About the author

Dr. Helga Kotthoff arbeitet als wissenschaftliche Angestellte in einem linguistisch-anthropologischen Forschungsprojekt an der Universität Konstanz.

Product details

• Assisted by: Helg Kotthoff (Editor), Helga Kotthoff (Editor), Spencer-Oatey (Editor), Spencer-Oatey (Editor), Helen Spencer-Oatey (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9783110184716
• ISBN: 978-3-11-018471-6
• No. of pages: 582
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 42 mm x 240 mm
• Weight: 1168 g
• Series: Handbook of Applied Linguistics; Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]; Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]; Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL], 7
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics