Social Cognition and Communication
By: Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Orsolya Vincze, and János László
Series: Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology series
Publisher: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781848726635; 9781848726642; 9780203744628
Subjects: Cognition; Social aspects; Communication; Psychological aspects; Social psychology; Soziale Wahrnehmung; Kommunikation
Description: Language is the essence of interpersonal behavior and social relationships, and it is social cognitive processes that determine how we produce and understand language. However, there has been surprisingly little interest in the past linking social cognition and communication. This book presents the latest cutting-edge research from a select group of leading international scholars investigating the how language shapes our thinking, and how social cognitive processes in turn influence language production and communication. The chapters represent diverse perspectives of investigating the links between language and communication, including evolutionary, linguistic, cognitive and affective approaches as well as the empirical analysis of written and spoken narratives. New methodologies are presented including the latest techniques of text analysis to illuminate the psychology of individual language users, and entire cultures and societies. The chapters address such questions as how are cognitive and identity processes reflected in language? How do affective states influence language production? Are political correctness norms in language use effective? How do partners manage to accommodate to each other's communicative expectations? What is the role of language as a medium of interpersonal and intergroup influence? How are individual and cultural identities reflected in, and shaped by narratives in literature, school texts and the media? The book is aimed at all students, researchers and laypersons interested in the interplay between thinking and communication, and should be required reading for all professionals who use language in their everyday work to interact with people.
Notes: Volume number appears erroneously on back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.