This volume is dedicated to questions arising in linguistic, sociological and anthropological analyses of intercultural encounters, a subject that is becoming increasingly relevant in the light of recent interest in multicultural societies.

The collection focuses on the methodological possibilities of explanatory analyses of intercultural communication and explores the relationship between language and culture. It thus address the question of how participants in intercultural settings (both in institutional and informal contexts) (re)construct cultural differences and cultural identities. Empirical analyses go hand-inhand with the discussion of methodological and theoretical aspects of interculturality and the relationship of language and culture.