Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Linguistic Aspects of Communication

Social Setting and Communication Tonality as Basic Parameters of Linguistic Interaction in the Context of Globalisation

Word-Formation as Gender Representation in English and Russian

Politeness in Intercultural Communication

Automated Syntagmatic Analysis of English Discourse Markers

Diachronic Discourse Studies

Part 2: Rhetoric and Interpretation Aspects of Communication

Information Warfare and Mass Media

Pontian Speech Space

On Competence and Cognate Features of Misunderstanding in Verbal Communication

Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Communication (Findings and Conclusions)

Ethical Communication as the Key Factor in Promoting Understanding

Social Script “Shopping” in Intercultural Communication

Part 3: Pragmatic Aspects of Communication

Creative Innovative University as a Centre of Transformation of Role, Status and Nucleus of Communication in Innovation-Based Economy and Society

The Impacts of Media Exposure to Political Trust and Social Trust

Dialogue

Metaphor in Political Discourse

Media Scandals

Part 4: Methodological, Methodical, Psychological, and Pedagogical Issues of Communication

Language Communication in a Multicultural Context

Teachers and Learners as a Part of the ESP Communication Equilibrium

Towards a Universal Communication

How Individual Cognitive Style Specifies Peculiarities of Communication

Comparative Research on E-Reading and Traditional Reading

Citizenship and Civic Engagement

Part 5: Professional Issues of Communication

Economic Mass Communication

Peace Building in a Digital Age

Performative Characteristics of Justice Discourse (based on the transcripts of the US Supreme Court sessions)

Coverage of Libyan Uprising in the Muslim and Western Press

Regional Journalism in the Context of Modern Media Research

Index