Global Linguistics An Introduction

Danesi, Marcel and Andrea Rocci:

ISBN 10: 3110214067 / ISBN 13: 9783110214062

Published by de Gruyter Mouton 20.04.2009., 2009

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270 S. sehr guter Zustand, Leseseiten sind sehr sauber und ohne Markierungen. --- 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. 9783110214062 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 419.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Linguistics An Introduction
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton 20.04.2009.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110214067
• ISBN 13: 9783110214062
• Binding: Gr.-8° (22,5-25 cm), kart.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistik/Sprache

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Synopsis

Why do people from different cultural backgrounds often misunderstand each other even when they use a common language to interact? Why do arguments that we find reasonable not seem so to members of other cultural groups? Global Linguistics: An Introduction 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,

About the Author

Marcel Danesi, University of Toronto, Canada; Andrea Rocci, University of Lugano, Switzerland.