Intercultural Discourse and Communication The

Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub-cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in 'bicultural' individuals, and the 'real world' implications of intercultural contact and conflict. Collects articles that describe and analyze discourse and communication in several channels, including spoken, written, and signed. Considers various group organizations such as culture/subculture, gender, race/ethnicity, social class, age, and region. Includes brief introductions to each section by the editors that explain main concepts. Contains discussion questions that enhance the book's value for courses.

Scott F. Kiesling is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. His work on areas such as language and gender, language and ethnicity/race, discourse analysis, sociolinguistic variation, and Australian English has been published in Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Journal of Sociolinguistics, and various edited volumes.

Christina Bratt Paulston is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. She served as chair of the department from 1974 to 1989 and as director of the English Language Institute from 1969 to 1998. Her numerous publications include Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings (Blackwell 2003, edited with G. Richard Tucker), Memories and Reflections: The Early Days of Sociolinguistics (1997, edited with G. Richard Tucker), and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Bilingual Education (1992).

Notes on Authors

viii

Preface

xii

Acknowledgments

xiv

Part I: Approaches to Intercultural Discourse

Introduction

1

(104)

1 Models of the Interaction of Language and Social Life: Toward a Descriptive Theory

4

(13)

Dell Hymes

2 Ethnography of Speaking: Toward a Linguistics of the Praxis

17

(16)

Alessandro Duranti

3 Interethnic Communication

33

(12)

John J. Gumperz

4 Communication in a Multilingual Society: Some Missed Opportunities

45

(13)

Rajendra Singh, Jayant Lele, and Gita Martohardjono

5 Linguistic Etiquette

58

(20)

Gabriele Kasper

6 Constructing Social Identity: A Language Socialization Perspective

78

(14)

Elinor Ochs

7 Norms of Sociocultural Meaning in Language: Indexicality, Stance, and Cultural Models

92

(15)

Scott F. Kiesling

Discussion Questions

105

(2)

Part II: Intercultural Communication: Case Studies

Introduction

107

(43)

8 Why Tell Stories? Contrasting Themes and Identities in the Narratives of Maori and Pakeha Women and Men

110

(25)

Janet Holmes

9 New York Jewish Conversational Style

135

(15)

Deborah Tannen

10 Swedishness as an Obstacle in Cross-Cultural Interaction

150

(14)

Åke Daun

11 The Presence and Absence of Speech in the Communication of Gender

164

(16)

Penelope Harvey

12 Hearing What's Not Said and Missing What Is: Black Language in White Public Space

180

(18)

H. Samy Alim

13 Pronouns of Address in Swedish: Social Class Semantics and a Changing System

198

(19)

Christina Bratt Paulston

14 Off-Record Indirectness and the Notion of Imposition

217

(9)

Maria Sifianou

15 Cultural Differences in Framing: American and Japanese Group Discussions

226

(21)

Suwako Watanabe

Discussion Questions

247

(2)

Part III: Cultural Contact: Issues of Identity

Introduction

249

(1)

16 Learning Language/Learning Self

250

(5)

Karen 0gulnick

17 The Language of Multiple Identities among Dominican Americans

255

(22)

Benjamin Bailey

18 Biculturalism: Some Reflections and Speculations

277

(11)

Christina Bratt Paulston

Discussion Questions

288

(1)

Part IV: Implications

Introduction

289

(2)

19 A Comparison of Indian and Anglo Communicative Behavior in Classroom Interaction

291

(13)

Susan U. Philips

20 Beyond Difference and Domination? Intercultural Communication in Legal Contexts

304

(13)

Diana Eades

Discussion Questions

317

(1)

Index

318

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