Stereotypes and the discursive accomplishment of intergroup differentiation: Talking about 'the other' in a global business organization

Pragmatics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-109

  Ladegaard, Hans J ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cross cultural communication; Discourse analysis; Intergroup differentiation; Mitigation; Politeness; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952947455     PISSN: 10182101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/prag.21.1.05lad     Document Type: Article

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