Scollon, Ronald, 1939-

Intercultural communication : a discourse approach / Ron Scoll on, Suzanne Wong Scollon, and Rodney H. Jones. - 3rd ed. - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. - xix, 311 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Language in society ; 21 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a discourse approach? -- How when and where to do things wit h language -- Interpersonal politeness and power -- Conversational infe rence : interpretation in spoken discourse -- Topic and face : inductiv e and deductive patterns in discourse -- Ideologies in discourse -- For ms of discourse -- Socialization -- Corporate and professional discours e -- Generational discourse -- Gender and sexuality discourse -- Doing "intercultural communication."

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