TY - BOOK AU - Godwin-Jones,Robert ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Language and Culture in Context - A Primer on Intercultural Communication T2 - Open textbook library AV - P91.3 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Communication KW - Textbooks KW - Social sciences KW - Cultural and Ethnic Studies KW - Intercultural Communciation N1 - 1: Broadening Horizons -- 2: Building Identities -- 3: Using Language -- 4: Conversing and Relating -- 5: Communicating Nonverbally -- 6: Contextualizing Intercultural Communication -- 7: Encountering Other Cultures N2 - The text introduces some of the key concepts in intercultural communication as traditionally presented in (North American) courses and textbooks, namely the study of differences between cultures, as represented in the works and theories of Edward Hall and Geert Hofstede. Common to these approaches is the prominence of context, leading to a view of human interactions as dynamic and changeable, given the complexity of language and culture, as human agents interact with their environments UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/978 ER -