| Global Linguistics: An Introduction Contributor(s): Danesi, Marcel (Author), Rocci, Andrea (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110214067 ISBN-13: 9783110214062 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 410 |
| LCCN: 2009009108 |
| Series: Approaches to Applied Semiotics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do people from different cultural backgrounds often misunderstand each other even when they usea common language to interact? Why do arguments that we find reasonable not seem so to members of other cultural groups? Global Linguistics addresses these and other basic questions about language and discourse in intercultural communication, providing a solid and accessible introduction to "global linguistics" an interdisciplinary field combining insights from contact linguistics, pragmatics, conceptual metaphor theory and argumentation theory. |