| Identity, Community, Discourse: English in Intercultural Settings Contributor(s): Cortese, Giuseppina (Editor), Duszak, Anna (Editor), Gotti, Maurizio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820471631 ISBN-13: 9780820471631 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $77.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 2005044562 |
| Series: Studies in Language and Communication |
| Physical Information: 495 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Languages are inseparable from their contexts of use. They are not only congruent with, but also involved in the configuration of the worldviews and value systems manifested in cultures and embodied in texts. The spread of English worldwide foregrounds the issue of textual dynamics in intercultural settings. The production/reception of texts in English facilitates international contacts and exchanges, yet it also triggers hegemonic practices. The volume aims to investigate the representations and negotiations of sociocognitive identities in intercultural settings relevant for 'good practice'. Contributions explore 'languaging' strategies (verbal, visual, multimodal; English monolingual, bilingual, multilingual) through a range of methodological perspectives wherein the respect for sociocultural differences is a constitutive value. |