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Download or read book A Cultural Approach to Discourse written by S. xu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shi-xu critiques universalism in discourse studies in terms of the cultural consequences of its current white, western standpoint and advocates a culturally pluralist approach, a theory and research methodology from an innovative position between Eastern and Western cultures. Practical research strategies are illustrated by examples drawn from culturally wide ranging discourses. This is a book to interest any scholar or student of discourse looking outside their own intellectual tradition.