Cross-cultural Pragmatics - LING5022
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of International Studies
Course Outline: School of International Studies Course Outlines
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Excluded: MODL2000
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Looks at the place of language in social, institutional, and cultural contexts, especially the pragmatic sources of language breakdowns and communicative misencounters by identifying and describing major factors in communicative events. Analysis of a range of case studies to illustrate different methods of analysis and sources of miscommunication.
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