"Intercultural Pragmatics is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Mouton de Gruyter."
The study of how cultural differences affect language use, and how to communicate effectively across cultures.
Speech Acts: A speech act refers to the intention of the speaker in making a statement, such as a promise, a threat, or a warning.
Politeness Theory: Politeness theory explains how different cultures use polite language and actions, and how these differ in different situations.
Implicature: Implicature refers to the indirect meaning of a message, which can be inferred from the context in which it is said.
Cross-Cultural Communication: This topic explores the challenges and barriers to effective communication across cultures, and offers strategies for overcoming them.
Face Theory: Face theory explains the concept of “face”, which is a person’s image or reputation in a social situation, and how different cultures understand and protect this concept.
Intercultural Pragmatic Competence: This is a measure of a person’s ability to effectively communicate across cultures with sensitivity and awareness of cultural differences.
Speech Accommodation Theory: This theory details how speakers adjust their language and speech to better interact with their counterparts from different cultures.
Ethnography of Communication: This topic examines communication within specific cultural groups, and how language is used as a means of social interaction and identity formation.
Conversational Analysis: Conversational analysis explores the structure of everyday conversations and how participants use language to convey meaning and establish social relationships.
Contrastive Analysis: This approach compares and contrasts the linguistic and cultural differences between two or more cultures, with the goal of facilitating better communication between them.
Code Switching: Code switching refers to the ability to switch between different languages or language styles, and how this can facilitate intercultural communication.
Sociolinguistics: How language varies in social context, different uses of language, and variations in vocabulary or grammar.
Anthropological Pragmatics: How social norms, cultural values, and beliefs influence communication styles.
Contrastive Pragmatics: The comparison of language use across cultures, helping to understand differences and similarities in meaning and interpretation.
Discourse analysis: Explores how speech and communication occur in a given context.
Speech acts: How people use language to perform specific acts, such as making requests or asking for permission.
Politeness Theory: How language expresses politeness and respect, which can vary across cultures.
Proxemics: Examines the role of spatial distance and body language in communication across cultures.
Nonverbal communication: The role of gestures, tone of voice, and facial expressions in conveying meaning.
Ethnography of Communication: Studying communication practices in a specific cultural group.
Language ideology: Investigating the beliefs, values, and attitudes people have towards their own and other languages.
"It covers both theoretical and practical aspects of pragmatics in an intercultural context."
"It aims at promoting discussion among researchers within different disciplines, such as theoretical and applied linguistics, psychology, and communication studies."
"It aims at promoting discussion among researchers within different disciplines."
"The journal was established in 2004."
"The current editor-in-chief is István Kecskés (University at Albany, SUNY)."
"It is published by Mouton de Gruyter."
"It is published quarterly."
"It covers both theoretical and practical aspects of pragmatics in an intercultural context."
"It aims at promoting discussion among researchers within different disciplines."
"Disciplines such as theoretical and applied linguistics, psychology, and communication studies."
"It is a peer-reviewed academic journal."
"It covers both theoretical and practical aspects of pragmatics in an intercultural context."
"It is published quarterly."
"The current editor-in-chief is István Kecskés (University at Albany, SUNY)."
"The journal was established in 2004."
"It is published by Mouton de Gruyter."
"An intercultural context refers to the interaction between cultures."
"It aims at promoting discussion among researchers within different disciplines."
"It covers both theoretical and practical aspects of pragmatics in an intercultural context, aiming at promoting discussion among researchers within different disciplines."