Book description
The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication
brings together internationally-renowned scholars from a range of fields
to survey the theoretical perspectives and applied work, including
example analyses, in this burgeoning area of linguistics.
- Features contributions from established researchers in
sociolinguistics and intercultural discourse
- Explores the theoretical perspectives underlying work in the field
- Examines the history of the field, work in cross-cultural
communication, and features of discourse
- Establishes the scope of this interdisciplinary field of study
- Includes coverage on individual linguistic features, such as
indirectness and politeness, as well as sample analyses of IDC exchanges
Scott F. Kiesling is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the
University of Pittsburgh. His work includes areas such as language and
masculinities, sociolinguistic variation, discourse analysis,
ethnicity in Australian English, and Pittsburgh English. His
publications include Linguistic Variation and Change (2011)
and Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential
Readings (Wiley-Blackwell 2005, co-edited with Christina Bratt
Paulston). He is probably best known for his article “Dude” (2004),
which appeared in the journal American Speech.
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 Intercultural
Discourse and Communication: The Essential
Readings (Wiley-Blackwell 2005, co-edited with Scott F. Kiesling),
Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings (Blackwell 2003,
co-edited with G. Richard Tucker), and Sociolinguistic Perspectives
on Bilingual Education (1992).
Elizabeth S. Rangel is the Research Associate at Learning
Research and Development Center (LRDC), a Cognitive Science Research
Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research on early
elementary language learners has focused on native language
phonological interference in the reading acquisition process. Her most
recent publications include chapters in the third edition of the
International Encyclopedia of Education (2010),
and Innovative Learning Environments from the
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (2010).
