The Cultural Semantics of Address Practices
Author | : Gian Marco Farese |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2018-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498579285 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498579280 |
Rating | : 4/5 (280 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Cultural Semantics of Address Practices by : Gian Marco Farese
Download or read book The Cultural Semantics of Address Practices written by Gian Marco Farese and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a contrastive analysis of various forms of address used in English and Italian from a cultural semantics perspective. The analysis investigates the different cultural values underlying address practices in English and Italian and emphasizes the risks of miscommunication caused by differences in intercultural interactions.