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Publication details [#54743]

Ladegaard, Hans J. 2011. Stereotypes and the discursive accomplishment of intergroup differentiation: Talk about ‘the other’ in a global business organization. Pragmatics 21 (1) : 85–109.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

business language | crosscultural communication | intergroup communication | politeness | stereotype

Place, Publisher

International Pragmatics Association

Journal DOI

10.1075/prag

Annotation

Drawing on Discursive Psychology and Politeness Theory, this study analyzes how, in a global business organization, employees' talk about their colleagues in other countries, discloses social psychological phenomena such as group identity, intergroup differentiation, and stereotypes.