Pragmatics across languages and cultures /

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Imprint:Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 644 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Handbooks of pragmatics ; v. 7
Handbooks of pragmatics ; v. 7.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11285251
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Other authors / contributors:Trosborg, Anna, 1937-
ISBN:9783110214444
311021444X
9783110214437
3110214431
1282783963
9781282783966
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
In English.
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Summary:This handbook provides a comprehensive overview, as well as breaking new ground, in a versatile and fast growing field. It contains 4 sections: Contrastive, Cross-cultural and Intercultural Pragmatics, Interlanguage Pragmatics, Teaching and Testing of Second/Foreign Language Pragmatics, and Pragmatics in Corporate Culture Communication, covering a wide range of topics, from speech acts and politeness issues to Lingua Franca and Corporate Crises Communication. The approach is theoretical, methodological as well as applied, with a focus on authentic, interactional data. All articles are written by renowned leading specialists, who provide in-depth, up-to-date overviews, and view new directions and visions for future research.
Other form:Print version: Pragmatics across languages and cultures. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2010 9783110214437
Standard no.:10.1515/9783110214444