The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication

<i>The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication</i> brings together internationally-renowned scholars from a range of fields to survey the theoretical perspectives and applied work, including example analyses, in this burgeoning area of linguistics. <ul> <li>Features contributions from  established researchers in sociolinguistics and intercultural discourse</li> <li>Explores the theoretical perspectives underlying work in the field</li> <li>Examines the history of the field, work in cross-cultural communication, and features of discourse</li> <li>Establishes the scope of this interdisciplinary field of study</li> <li>Includes coverage on individual linguistic features, such as indirectness and politeness, as well as sample analyses of IDC exchanges</li> </ul>