English for Diplomatic Purposes

Patricia Friedrich is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition/Linguistics at Arizona State University, USA. Her research focuses on World Englishes, Peace Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Communication, and on applying linguistics to different realms of life. She is the author of over 25 articles and chapters in academic journals and publications, and she has written/edited several books including Nonkilling Linguistics: Practical Applications (Center for Global Nonkilling, 2012).

This book is an important and remarkable publication about English as a diplomatic language. It will be very useful, appropriate and suitable for scholars, instructors, students and all professionals working in this global field. Patricia Friedrich and her team of 9 international scholars must be congratulated and praised for having edited and published this unique book which is a real milestone in the field of English as a diplomatic language.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Patricia Friedrich and Francisco Gomes de Matos: Toward a Nonkilling Linguistics2. Noriko Ishihara: Softening or Intensifying Your Language in Oppositional Talk: Disagreeing Agreeably or Defiantly3. Josette LeBlanc: Compassionate English Communication for Diplomatic Purposes4. Andy Kirkpatrick, Sophiaan Subhan and Ian Walkinshaw: English as a Lingua Franca in East and Southeast Asia: Implications for Diplomatic and Intercultural Communication5. Patricia Friedrich: World Englishes and Peace Linguistics: Their Contribution to English for Diplomatic Purposes6. Danton Ford and Paul Kim: Negotiation in English7. Biljana Scott: Force and Grace8. Francisco Gomes de Matos: Pedagogy of Positiveness Applied To English for Diplomatic Purposes    9. Patricia Friedrich: ConclusionContributor Biographies