TY - BOOK ID - 178997 TI - Crosstalk and culture in Sino-American communication PY - 1994 SN - 0521416191 0521024072 9780521024075 9780521416191 9780511519901 0511519907 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Chinese languages KW - English language KW - Sociolinguistics KW - America KW - S15/0220 KW - S15/0210 KW - 316.772.45 KW - 316:800 KW - #SBIB:309H023 KW - #SBIB:309H518 KW - Chinese language KW - -Intercultural communication KW - Cross-cultural communication KW - Communication KW - Culture KW - Cross-cultural orientation KW - Cultural competence KW - Multilingual communication KW - Technical assistance KW - Sino-Tibetan languages KW - China: Language--Comparative linguistics KW - China: Language--Special linguistic subjects KW - Interculturele, internationale communicatie--(communicatiesociologie) KW - Sociolinguistiek KW - Interculturele en internationale communicatie KW - Verbale communicatie: sociologie, antropologie, sociolinguistiek KW - Social aspects KW - Anthropological aspects KW - 316:800 Sociolinguistiek KW - 316.772.45 Interculturele, internationale communicatie--(communicatiesociologie) KW - Intercultural communication KW - Intercultural communication. KW - Social aspects. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:178997 AB - Chinese and Americans often unwittingly communicate at cross purposes because they are misled by the cultural trappings of talk. This book aims to clarify their misunderstandings by examining their different ideals and strategies of talk. It draws on cultural, philosophical, and linguistic insights and traces the development of Chinese communicative strategies from Confucius through the 'eight-legged essay' to the boardrooms and streets of Hong Kong. Its formal analysis of taped interchanges and in-depth interviews reveals Chinese speakers' distinctive ways of communicating and relating. Crosstalk and Culture in Sino-American Communication will alert people to the pitfalls of cultural misunderstandings and the hidden assumptions and expectations underlying talk. ER -