Outputs (2)

Why we don't always say what we mean: Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Competence (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2022, February). Why we don't always say what we mean: Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Competence. Presented at Global Skills in the 21st Century, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Blue paint and white underwear: miscommunication and humour in intercultural contexts. (2016)
Book Chapter
Victoria, M. (2016). Blue paint and white underwear: miscommunication and humour in intercultural contexts. In J. N. Singh, A. Kantara, & D. Cserző (Eds.), Downscaling Culture: Revisiting Intercultural Communication (92-113). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

When two individuals from different cultural backgrounds fail to achieve mutual understanding, the accusatory finger is almost always automatically pointed at ‘cultural difference’. Indeed it is a commonly held notion that interactions between speake... Read More about Blue paint and white underwear: miscommunication and humour in intercultural contexts..