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Download or read book Culturally Speaking Second Edition written by Helen Spencer-Oatey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-24 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction to intercultural pragmatics examines the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across cultures. The book includes: * introduction to the key issues in culture and communication * examination of cross-cultural and intercultural communication * empirical case studies from a variety of languages, including German, Greek, Japanese and Chinese * practical chapters on pragmatics research, recording and analysing data, and projects in intercultural pragmatics * exercises at the end of each chapter * glossary of terms This second edition of Culturally Speaking will be an essential guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in communication across cultures.