Language and communication
Subtitle: a cross-cultural encyclopedia
By: Michael Shaw Findlay.
Series: Encyclopedias of the human experience
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780874369465
Subjects: Language and languages -- Encyclopedias; Communication -- Encyclopedias
Description: "Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia presents an exploration of how Western and non-Western traditions influence one another. In this illustrated, A-to-Z volume, readers will discover the sociocultural rules governing the use of language. Complete with cross-references and bibliographic citations, the entries in this volume, by examining how people from different cultural backgrounds rely on traditional and emerging cultural rules for social interaction, will lead readers to a greater sensitivity to many of the communication barriers that exist in the modern world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.