Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1989. — 514 p.The articles contained in this volume give a good overview about the main questions in the field of cross-cultural communication as well as language and culture. Particularly interesting is Platt's article about different communicative strategies in English-speaking Asian speech communities and Verschueren's paper about English as an object and medium of misunderstanding.Contents
English across cultures
The impact of differences in socio-cultural backgrounds of interlocutors in communication in English: Socio-pragmatic constraints. Authors: J.Platt, J. Verschueren, R.Williams, M.Saville-Troike & J.A.Kleifgen, C.Cazden, I.Malcolm.
The impact of differences in socio-political realities in communication in English: Macro-societal constraints. Authors: K.Chick, D.Piper, C.Fernando, J.Kearins.
Cultures across English
The impact of differences in socio-cultural backgrounds of interlocutors in communication in English: Ethno-linguistic constraints. Authors: J. Algeo, P.Christie, W.Stewart, K.Kuiper & D. Tan Gek Lin, J.Dillard & S.Rivers, P.Mbangwana, L.Todd.
The impact of differences in socio-political identity of interlocutors: Identity constraints. Authors: V.Edwards, C.Alvarez, J.Penfield, A.Kinloch & W.Avis; R.Mehrotra
