Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction, 3rd edition - Hardcover

Piller, Ingrid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1399519891 ISBN 13: 9781399519892

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2025

Synopsis

Combining perspectives from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, the third edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date overview of the field of intercultural communication. Ingrid Piller explains communication in context using two main approaches. The first treats cultural identity, difference and similarity as discursive constructions. The second, informed by multilingualism studies, highlights the use and prestige of different languages and language varieties as well as the varying access that speakers have to them.

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About the Author

Ingrid Piller is Humboldt Professor for Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation across the Lifespan at Hamburg University in Germany and Distinguished Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Her books, including Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice (2016) and Life in a New Language (2024), have won numerous awards and been translated into multiple languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2025
• ISBN 10: 1399519891
• ISBN 13: 9781399519892
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 248