Cultural semantics of address practices, the: a contrastive study between english and italian
Auteur :
Farese, Gian Marco
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498579278
Date de publication :
15 août 2018
Dimensions :
23,8 x 15,7 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
644 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.