Contending with Codes in a World of Difference: Transforming a Theory of Human Communication
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Whenever people interact, they contend with powerful systems of symbols, meanings, premises, and rules pertaining to communicative conduct, i.e, speech codes. Adding to thirty years of research, this edited book presents original, fieldwork-based case studies that examine speech codes in on- and offline settings around the world. Most importantly, it culminates with an updated, expanded, and re-energized version of speech codes theory, well-suited to the contemporary study of cultural communication. Offering theoretical and methodological guidance and practical insight, this book will help scholars and practitioners understand how people resist, challenge, and negotiate contending speech codes in a world of difference.
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Book
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
