The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction, 3 Volume Set

Language and social interaction is a globally thriving international and interdisciplinary area of research, forming a crucial area of teaching, especially at the graduate level. The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction reflects this global importance with a valuable, distinctive reference work for students and academics with international contributions from leading scholars. It successfully brings into a single source explication of all of the fascinating and ground–breaking work in the area that is developing globally and across a broad range of subjects. The Wiley Blackwell–ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication Series publishes A Z encyclopedias representing the major subfields and areas of communication studies to provide state–of–the–art research for scholars in a highly interactive and accessible format. Together, these works provide a gateway to communication research for generations of students and scholars all over the world. www.wileyicaencyclopedia.com