Getting Through: The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication

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Roger J. Kreuz (Associate Dean and Professor, University of Memphis) Richard M. Roberts (Foreign Service Officer, Box 840)

Getting Through

The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication

Roger J. Kreuz (Associate Dean and Professor, University of Memphis), Richard M. Roberts (Foreign Service Officer, Box 840)

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MIT Press
28 August 2018

Communication studies; Cultural studies; Social interaction; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Getting Through

"Understanding how culture affects the ways we communicate-how we tell jokes, greet, ask questions, hedge, apologize, compliment, and so much more.

We can learn to speak other languages, but do we truly understand what we are saying? How much detail should we offer when someone asks how we are? How close should we stand to our conversational partners? Is an invitation genuine or just pro forma? So much of communication depends on culture and context. In Getting Through, Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts offer a guide to understanding and being understood in different cultures. Drawing on research from psychology, linguistics, sociology, and other fields, as well as personal experience, anecdotes, and popular culture, Kreuz and Roberts describe cross-cultural communication in terms of pragmatics-exploring how language is used and not just what words mean.

Sometimes this is easy to figure out. If someone hisses ""I'm fine!"" though clenched teeth, we can assume that she's not really fine. But sometimes the context, cultural or otherwise, is more nuanced. For example, a visitor from another country might be taken aback when an American offers a complaint (""Cold out today!"") as a greeting. And should you apologize the same way in Tokyoas you would in Toledo? Kreuz and Roberts help us navigate such subtleties. It's a fascinating way to think about human interaction, but it's not purely academic- The more we understand one another, the better we can communicate, and the better we can communicate, the more we can avoid conflict."

By: Roger J. Kreuz (Associate Dean and Professor University of Memphis), Richard M. Roberts (Foreign Service Officer, Box 840)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 19mm
ISBN: 9780262536097
ISBN 10: 0262536099
Series: Getting Through
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 28 August 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger Kreuz is Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at the University of Memphis. He is the coauthor (with Richard Roberts) of Becoming Fluent- How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language, Getting Through- The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication, and Changing Minds- How Aging Affects Language and How Language Affects Aging (all published by the MIT Press). Richard Roberts is a Foreign Service Officer currently serving as the Public Affairs Officer at the US Consulate General in Okinawa, Japan. He is the coauthor (with Roger Kreuz) of of Becoming Fluent- How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language and Getting Through- The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication, both published by the MIT Press.