The aim of this volume is to ?ll a long-recognised gap in communication, discourse and culture studies by providing descriptions and analyses of Chinese institutional interactions in various settings. This book contributes on the one hand to the latest developments of discourse studies with insights into the analysis of Chinese institutional interactions. On the other hand, this volume serves as a valuable resource for readers who intend to become acquainted with Chinese culture and institutional discourse.
This volume contains contributions by some of the leading scholars in the ?eld of Chinese discourse analysis. The contributions examine Chinese institutional interactions in various settings, including business negotiations, courtroom interactions, medical consultations, survey interviews, and business telephone calls.
| ISBN: | 9783039111756 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2008 |
| Author: | Hao Sun, Dániel Z Kádár |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 262 pages |
| Series: | Linguistic Insights |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Cultural studies Sociolinguistics Literary studies: general Sociology and anthropology |