Examines the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in the analysis of talk across cultures. This book provides an introduction to the issues in culture and communication and an examination of cross-cultural and intercultural communication.

Figures Tables Contributors Acknowledgements Transcription Conventions 1. Introduction, Helen Spencer-Oatey (University of Warwick, UK) I: Basic Concepts Editor's Introduction 2. Face, (Im)Politeness and Rapport, Helen Spencer-Oatey (University of Warwick, UK) 3. Culture and Communication, Vladimir ¦egarac (University of Bedfordshire, UK) II: Cross-cultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies Editor's Introduction 4. Apologies in Japanese and English, Noriko Tanaka, Helen Spencer-Oatey and Ellen Cray (University of Warwick, UK, Carleton University, Canada and Meikai University, Japan) 5. British and Chinese Reactions to Compliment Responses, Helen Spencer-Oatey, Patrick Ng and Li Dong (University of Warwick, UK, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China and Translation Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University, China) 6. Interactional Work in Greek and German Telephone Conversations, Theodossia-Soula Pavlidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) Suggestions for Further Reading for Part II III: Processes in Intercultural Interaction Editor's Introduction 7.Pragmatic Transfer, Vladimir ¦egarac and Martha C. Pennington (University of Bedfordshire, UK and Georgia Southern University, USA) 8.Communication Accommodation Theory, Virpi Ylänne (Cardiff University, UK) 9. Adaptation and Identity, Martin FougÀre (Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland) IV: Intercultural Pragmatics: Empirical Studies Editor's Introduction 10. Negotiating Rapport in German-Chinese Conversation, Susanne Günthner (Westfälische Wilhelms-University in Münster, Germany) 11. Negative Assessments in Japanese-American Workplace Interaction, Laura Miller (Loyola University Chicago, USA)12. Impression Management in 'Intercultural' German Job Interviews, Karin Birkner and Friederike Kern (University of Freiburg, Germany and University of Potsdam, Germany) 13. Issues of Face in a Chinese Business Visit to Britain, Helen Spencer-Oatey and Jianyu Xing (University of Warwick, UK and University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China) Suggestions for Further Reading for Part IV V: Methodology Editor's Introduction 14. Data Collection in Pragmatics Research, Gabriele Kasper (University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA) 15. Recording and Analysing Talk across Cultures, Meredith Marra (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 16. Projects, Helen Spencer-Oatey (University of Warwick, UK) References Index

This volume valuably extends Helen Spencer-Oatey's well-known contribution to our understanding of rapport management and relational work in different cultural contexts. Those teaching and researching cross-cultural and inter-cultural pragmatics will warmly welcome this scholarly yet accessible book which draws on a diverse range of contexts, communities and countries to address and illustrate issues of theory, method and evidence.