Communication Across Cultures explores how cultural context affects the use & (mis)interpretation of language It provides an accessible & interdisciplinary introduction to language & language variation in intercultural communication by drawing on both classic & cutting-edge research from pragmatics discourse analysis sociolinguistics linguistic anthropology & politeness studies This new edition has been comprehensively updated to incorporate recent research with an emphasis on the fluid & emergent practice of intercultural communication It provides increased coverage of variation in language within & between cultures drawing on real-world examples of spoken & written communication The authors review classic concepts like 'face' 'politeness' & 'speech acts' but also critique these concepts & introduce more recent approaches Each chapter provides a set of suggested readings questions & exercises to enable the student to work through concepts & consolidate their understanding of intercultural communication This is an excellent resource for students of linguistics & related disciplines