Intercultural Communication: User Guide

Intercultural Communication: User Guide Book Description Cultural encounters in the communication process present special difficulties. Intercultural communication is also especially laden with misunderstandings, misunderstandings and conflicts. However, it is always possible to open channels of dialogue, build bridges between two cultural universes, and accept the existence of the "other". These conflicts and acceptance manifest themselves primarily in language. In the case of interculturalism, what confronts each other is not two people, but two cultures, two linguistic worlds. The first condition of communication is to understand that all elements of communication, from utterances to unspoken words, from facial expressions to body movements, are shaped by the confrontation of the interpretation frameworks of two different worlds. Michel Bourse and Halime Yücel, who interpret intercultural communication starting from the language level and based on semiotics and placing conflict as well as compromise at the basis of communication, discuss the possibilities and difficulties of open communication. They define the communication method of a changing world where identities are pluralized with a new cosmopolitanism. Intercultural Communication: User Guide is a stimulating reference source for many social science researchers such as communication sciences, linguistics, cultural studies, sociology, political science... (From the Promotional Bulletin)