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PublisherEquinox Publishing The Limited
ISBN-101781793557
ISBN-139781781793558
eBay Product ID (ePID)229080144
Product Key Features
Number of Pages180 Pages
Publication NameHuman Communication Across Cultures : A Cross-Cultural Introduction to Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectCommunication Studies, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / General, Linguistics / Pragmatics
TypeTextbook
AuthorVincent Remillard, Karen Williams
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2016-007857
ReviewsAs an introductory textbook, the book uses language which is easy to understand for even non-native speakers at different proficiency levels and also those who lack backgrounds in linguistics, pragmatics or sociolinguistics. Though the chapters are strongly linked together and progress from the analysis of what language is to what constitutes communication and finally how communication occurs in different cultures, each chapter can be studied discreetly or with a varying degree of focus since it gives the teacher the flexibility to assign the end-of-chapter exercises and tasks as homework or classwork. The other factor that makes the book outstanding is the very well-structured chapters. Each chapter contains several thought-provoking examples and engaging tasks that can contribute to a more profound understanding of the topic. The bullet point summary at the end of each chapter contributes to the consolidation of the new knowledge and prepares the reader for the move to the next chapter. Overall, this is a commendable work by Remillard and William. I highly recommend this valuable book as both a textbook and a self-study resource for undergraduate level pragmatics and sociolinguistics courses. LinguistList A good choice for a course that would whet the appetite of budding sociolinguists. Discourse Studies, "[This] is a commendable work by Remillard and William. I highly recommend this valuable book as both a textbook and a self-study resource for undergraduate level pragmatics and sociolinguistics courses." --Peyman G.P. Sabet, Curtin University, LINGUIST List 28.2242 "[Human Communication Across Cultures] is a slim volume, and its goal of covering both pragmatic and sociolinguistic issues in 184 pages is ambitious. In the end, however, the book is a good choice for a course that would whet the appetite of budding sociolinguists." --Laurel Smith Stvan, University of Texas Arlington, Disourse Studies 20(2)
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.44
Table Of ContentPreface to Instructors Preface to Students CHAPTER 1: LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE CHAPTER 2: THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF LANGUAGE CHAPTER 3: PRAGMATICS CHAPTER 4: SPEECH ACTS CHAPTER 5: ROUTINES CHAPTER 6: COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE AND IMPLICATURE CHAPTER 7: POLITENESS STRATEGIES CHAPTER 8: CONVERSATIONAL ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 9: SOCIAL FACTORS CHAPTER 10: DIALECTS CHAPTER 11: ETHNICITY CHAPTER 12: GENDER CHAPTER 13: BILINGUALISM Glossary
SynopsisHuman Communication across Cultures is a highly interactive textbook and workbook on how human communication takes place. Unlike other textbooks which focus only on sociolinguistics this book employs both sociolinguistics and pragmatics. Sociolinguistics explores how language is used in social interactions. There are differences in the way we speak due to where we live, gender, age, race/ethnicity, religious background and our social class and level of education. Pragmatics shows how we speak differently and understand one another in each situation we encounter. Each section of the book includes a brief introduction, a discussion of the topic, references for further research and an extensive collection of activities designed for both in-class usage and homework assignments. The book features numerous examples from a variety of current world cultures., Human Communication Across Cultures is a highly interactive textbook and workbook on how human communication takes place. Unlike other textbooks which focus only on sociolinguistics this book employs both sociolinguistics and pragmatics. Sociolinguistics explores how language is used in social interactions. There are differences in the way we speak due to where we live, gender, age, race/ethnicity, religious background and our social class and level of education. Pragmatics shows how we speak differently and understand one another in each situation we encounter. Each section of the book includes a brief introduction, a discussion of the topic, references for further research and an extensive collection of activities designed for both in-class usage and homework assignments. The book features numerous examples from a variety of current world cultures.
LC Classification NumberP40.3.R345 2016
