Introducing language and intercultural communication This fully updated third edition of Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication provides an accessible lively introduction for students who are new to the study of intercultural communication with special attention devoted to the language dimension. Incorporating real life examples from around the world and drawing on current research this text argues against cultural stereotyping and instead provides students with a skill building framework to enhance understanding of the complexities of language use and intercultural communication in diverse settings. Readers will learn to become more attuned to power relations and the ways in which a complex mix of internal and external factors can influence language choice attitudes the intercultural communication process and intercultural relationship building