Chinese Discourse and Interaction: Theory and Practice - Hardcover

Yuling Pan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845536320 ISBN 13: 9781845536329

Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Although Chinese is one of the most thoroughly studied languages in pragmatics, and has a pivotal role in intercultural communication studies because of the increasing cultural and economic interaction between China and other countries, no large-scale study has been devoted to this topic. This groundbreaking volume fills this gap in pragmatic and discourse studies through high-quality research focusing on the theory and practice of Chinese discourse and, in a wider sense, interaction analysis. It introduces the different layers of Chinese discourse and interaction, and makes a valuable contribution not only to Chinese studies but also to other fields such as intercultural and discourse studies. The contributors to this volume include renowned experts within the field. They present their arguments in an accessible style, making this book useful to both experts of Chinese and discourse studies, as well as advanced students with an interest in communication and society.

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About the Author

Yuling Pan is Sociolinguist and Principal Researcher at the U.S. Census Bureau. Her numerous publications include Politeness in Chinese Face-to-face Interaction (Ablex, 2000), Professional Communication in International Settings (with Suzanne Scollon and Ron Scollon, Blackwell Publishing, 2002) and Politeness in Historical and Contemporary Chinese (with Dániel Z. Kádár, Continuum, 2011). Dániel Z. Kádár is Professor at the School of Music, Humanities and Media, University of Huddersfield. His recent books include Politeness in Historical and Contemporary Chinese (with Yuling Pan, Continuum), Politeness in East Asia (edited With Sara Mills, Cambridge University Press), Relational Rituals (Palgrave Macmillan), and Understanding Politeness (with Michael Haugh, Cambridge University Press).

Edition details

• Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845536320
• ISBN 13: 9781845536329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338
• Editor: Yuling Pan, Daniel Z. Kadar