Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub-cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in 'bicultural' individuals, and the 'real world' implications of intercultural contact and conflict. Collects articles that describe and analyze discourse and communication in several channels, including spoken, written, and signed. Considers various group organizations such as culture/subculture, gender, race/ethnicity, social class, age, and region. Includes brief introductions to each section by the editors that explain main concepts. Contains discussion questions that enhance the book s value for courses.

Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub-cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in 'bicultural' individuals, and the 'real world' implications of intercultural contact and conflict.* Collects articles that describe and analyze discourse and communication in several channels, including spoken, written, and signed.* Considers various group organizations such as culture/subculture, gender, race/ethnicity, social class, age, and region.* Includes brief introductions to each section by the editors that explain main concepts.* Contains discussion questions that enhance the book's value for courses.

Notes on Authors.Preface.Acknowledgements..PART I: Approaches to Intercultural Discourse.Introduction.1. Models of the Interaction of Language and Social Life: Towarda Descriptive Theory (Dell Hymes).2. Ethnography of Speaking: Toward a Linguistics of the Praxis(Alessandro Duranti).3. Interethnic Communication (John J. Gumperz)'.4. communicating in a Multilingual Society: Some MissedOpportunities (Rajendra Singh, Jayant Lele, and GitaMartohardjono).5. Linguistic Etiquette (Gabriele Kasper).6. Constructing Social Identity: A Language SocializationPerspective (Elinor Ochs).7. Norms of Sociocultural Meaning in Language: IndexicalityStance, and Cultural Models (Scott F. Kiesling).Discussion Questions..PART II: Intercultural Communication: Case Studies.Introduction.8. Why Tell Stories? Contrasting Themes and Identities in theNarratives of Maori and Pakeha Women and Men (Janet Holmes).9. New York Jewish Conversational Style (Deborah Tannen).10. Swedishness as an Obstacle in Cross-Cultural Interaction(Ake Daun).11. The Presence and Absence of Speech in the Communication ofGender (Penelope Harvey).12. Hearing What's Not Said and Missing What Is: Black Languagein White Public Space (H. Samy Alim).13. Pronouns of Address in Swedish: Social Class Semantics and aChanging System (Christina Bratt Paulston).14. Off-Record Indirectness and the Notion of Imposition (MariaSifianou).15. Cultural Differences in Framing: American and Japanese GroupDiscussions (Suwako Watanabe).PART III: Cultural Contact: Issues of Identity.Introduction.16. Learning Language/ Learning Self (Karen Ogulnick).17. The Language of Multiple Identities among DominicanAmericans (Benjamin Bailey).18. Biculturalism: Some Reflections and Speculations (ChristinaBratt Paulston).Discussion Questions. .PART IV: Implications.Introduction.19. A Comparison of Indian and Anglo Communicative Behavior inClassroom Interaction (Susan U. Philips).20. Beyond Difference and Domination? InterculturalCommunication in Legal Contexts (Diana Eades).Discussion Questions.Index.