International Pragmatics of Cross-cultural Communication (From Practice to Theory)

Author: Hu Gengshen
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Features: This book is a monograph on systematic research in intercultural pragmatics. The author elaborates on the theoretical framework of intercultural pragmatics research, proposes the "three-layer context" theory of intercultural communication, describes the pragmatic features of categorized contexts in intercultural communication, examines the "interactional co-evolution" mechanism between context and discourse, demonstrates the "gradient principle" in the application of intercultural communication strategies, proposes the "discretionary principle" for handling intercultural communication errors, and establishes the "CLISF" pragmatic operational model for intercultural communication, thereby constructing an organic whole in the study of language use in intercultural communication. For the convenience of communication with international colleagues, English summaries of each chapter are appended at the end of the book. The target readers of this book mainly include faculty and students in linguistics and applied linguistics, cross-cultural communication studies, diplomacy, translation studies, communication studies, as well as researchers and practitioners in intercultural pragmatics, and other participants in intercultural communication events.