Language and Culture at Work

_x005F_x000D_ Language and Culture at Work provides an overview of the complex role that culture plays in workplace contexts. Eight chapters cover the core aspects of culture at work, comprising:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Face and politeness_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Decision making_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Leadership_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Identity_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Gender_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Work-life balance_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The authors draw on a significant corpus of authentic workplace data collected in numerous professional and medical settings involving participants from a variety of different socio-cultural backgrounds (including Chinese, Filipino, Indian, British, Dutch, Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Australian). Using in-depth analyses of authentic interactions and interviews, the book proposes a new integrated framework for researching culture at work from a sociolinguistic perspective. _x005F_x000D_ This is key reading for researchers and recommended for those working in the areas of Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, Discourse Analysis and Applied Lingusitics. It will be of particular interest to students of professional and workplace communication, intercultural communication, and intercultural pragmatics.