Getting through : the pleasures and perils of cross-cultural communication / Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts.
Kreuz, Roger J., author.; Roberts, Richard (Richard Miller), 1959- author.
2017
P94.6 .K74 2017eb
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Title Getting through : the pleasures and perils of cross-cultural communication / Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts.
Author Kreuz, Roger J., author.
ISBN 9780262340601 (electronic book)
0262340607 (electronic book)
9780262036313
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
Copyright ©2017
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xx, 276 pages) : illustrations
Call Number P94.6 .K74 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 303.48/2
Summary "We can learn to speak other languages, but do we truly understand what we are saying? How much detail should we offer when someone asks how we are? How close should we stand to our conversational partners? Is an invitation genuine or just pro forma? So much of communication depends on culture and context. In Getting Through, Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts offer a guide to understanding and being understood in different cultures. Drawing on research from psychology, linguistics, sociology, and other fields, as well as personal experience, anecdotes, and popular culture, Kreuz and Roberts describe cross-cultural communication in terms of pragmatics--exploring how language is used and not just what words mean. Sometimes this is easy to figure out. If someone hisses "I'm fine!" though clenched teeth, we can assume that she's not really fine. But sometimes the context, cultural or otherwise, is more nuanced. For example, a visitor from another country might be taken aback when an American offers a complaint ("Cold out today!") as a greeting. And should you apologize the same way in Tokyo as you would in Toledo? Kreuz and Roberts help us navigate such subtleties. It's a fascinating way to think about human interaction, but it's not purely academic: The more we understand one another, the better we can communicate, and the better we can communicate, the more we can avoid conflict." -- Publisher's description
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Prologue: Setting Sail
Culture and its consequences
Pragmatics and its principles
How speech acts
The elements of pragmatic style
The mechanics of cross-cultural communication
Pragmatics in action
Pragmatics in a changing world
Epilogue : Smooth sailing.

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