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Intro -- Instead of an introduction: Conceptual issues in analyzing intercultural communication -- I. Socio-'political contexts of intercultural communication -- Socio-political influences on cross-cultural encounters: Notes towards a framework for the analysis of context -- II. Socio-psychological perspectives of intercultural communication -- Attribution theory and intercultural communication -- Contact between German and Turkish adolescents: A case study -- III. Language choice -- Language choice in multilingual societies: A Singapore case study -- Why speak English? -- IV. Discourse processes -- Keeping the gate: How judgements are made in interethnic interviews -- Foreigner talk, code switching and the concept of trouble -- The man (or woman) in the middle: Discoursal aspects of non-professional interpreting -- V. Selected elements of discourse -- Multiple formulae. Aspects of Turkish migrant workers' German in intercultural communication -- The use of alors in French-Dutch negotiation: A case study -- What interactants do with non-talk across cultures -- About the Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.

In today's globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a ?problem-solving? approach to the various issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics. Key features: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field offers solutions of everyday language-related problems international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field