古迪昆斯特著的这本《跨文化交际理论建构》涵盖了一系列经过筛选的跨文化交际理论。为了这部著作的出版，Gudykunst做了大量的基础性工作。在此过程中，他指出，“如今，涉及跨文化交际各个层面的理论至少有15个。”(Gudykunst，2002，p.183)这些理论可分成七大类：意义建构、沟通准则、文化模式、调整和适应、身份认同的形成和调整、人际交流的心理过程，以及传播的组群和网络。(Klyukanov，2005，p.1)遗憾的是，尽管Gudykunst收录的理论涉及面很广，但他却将相当一部分理论排除在外。比如，他只字未提有关价值观的众多理论(或许他认为价值观的理论只是对文化模式的解释)，以及有关冲突、非言语交际、符号模式的交流(或符号学)等一系列在跨文化领域颇具影响力的理论。这些没有被Gudykunst收录的理论，在其他许多跨文化教材中都作为重点进行了介绍。应该承认，本书缺乏的是一种多范式的理论视野，如Martin和Nakayama(1999)总结出的四个典型范式，或JohnBaldwin等人(2006)提到的五个范式；或者说是Gudykunst忽略了“交际的理论建构作为一种社会实践的其他表述方法。”

古迪昆斯特（William B. Gudykunst），是美国加利福尼亚州立大学富勒顿分校言语交际系终身教授，是国际跨文化传播和交际研究领域的泰斗之一。他生前的最后一本著作《跨文化交际理论建构》包含了该领域众多权威学者提出的一系列核心理论，可以说是跨文化交际研究的一个理论宝库。全书共分七个部分，收录了18篇经典论文，涉及该学科的各个研究层面，如意义建构、沟通准则、文化模式、调整和适应、身份认同的形成和调整、人际交流的心理过程，以及传播的组群和网络等。

PART Ⅰ: INTRODUCTION

 1. Theorizing About Intercultural Communication: AnIntroduction

LVilliam B. Gudylzunst. Carmen M. Lee. Tsulzasa Nisbida. and NaotoOgarna

PART Ⅱ: THEORIES OF MUNICATION INCORPORATING CULTURE

 2. The Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) W. Bart Pearce

 3. Speech Codes Theory: Restatement,

Revisions, and Response to Criticisms

Gerry Pbilipsen. Lisa M. Coutu. and Patricia Covarrubias

PART Ⅲ: THEORIES FOCUSING ON CROSS-ULTURAL VARIABILITY INMUNICATION

 4. The Matrix of Face: An Updated Face-Negotiation Theory

Stella Ting-Toomey

 5. Culture-Based Conversational Constraints

Theory: Individual- and Culture-Level Analyses Min-Sun Kim

PART Ⅳ: THEORIES FOCUSING ON ADAPTATIONS IN INTERACTIONS

 6. Communication Acmodation Theory

Cindy Gallois. Tania Ogay. and Howard Giles

 7. Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Applications of ExpectancyViolations Theory and Interaction Adaptation Theory

Judee K. Burgoon and Arriy S. Ebesu Hubbard

 8. From the Margins to the Center: Utilizing Co-Cultural Theory inDiverse Contexts

Mark P. Orbe and Regina E. Spellers

PART Ⅴ: THEORIES FOCUSING ON IDENTITY

 9. Identity Management Theory: Facework in InterculturalRelationships

Tadasu Todd Imabori and William R. Cupacb

 10. Identity Negotiation Theory: Crossing Cultural Boundaries

Stella Ting-Toomey

 11. Theorizing Cultural Identifications: Critical Updates andContinuing Evolution

Mary Jane Collier

 12. A Communication Theory of Identity: Development, TheoreticalPerspective, and Future Directions

Micbael L. Hecbt, Jennifer R. warren. Eura Jung, and Janice L.Krieger

PART Ⅵ: THEORIES FOCUSING ON EFFEC flVE MUNICA flON ANDDECISIONS

 13. An Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory of EffectiveCommunication: Making the Mesh of the Net Finer

William B. Gudylzunst

 14. Association and Dissociation: A Contextual Theory ofInterethnic Communication

Young Yun Kim

 15. Effective Intercultural Workgroup Communication Theory

Jobn G. Oetzel

PART Ⅶ: THEORIES FOCUSING ON ADJUSTMENT AND ACCULTURATION

 16. Adapting to a New Culture: An Integrative CommunicationTheory

Young Yun Kim

 17. Cultural Schema Theory

Hiroko Nisbida

 18. An Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory of StrangersIntercultural Adjustment

William B. Gudykunst

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