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1、ChapterIIntroduction1.1CulturalBrokering–AUniversalPhenomenonEversinceancienttimes,therehavebeensituationswherepeopleofdifferentculturesneedtocommunicatewitheachotherforvariedpurposes,inwhichculturalbrokeringinevitablypresentsitself.Theinceptionofglobalizationsincethelate20thcenturyha

2、salmostrenderedculturalencounterorcontactaneverydayphenomenon.Travellingoverseasunavoidablybringspeopleofdifferentculturestogether,thuscreatingthepossibilityofculturalcontactandconflict,butthesweetsoundofatourguidecouldeasilydispelone’scomplexfeelingsofbeinganalieninaforeigncountryand

3、clearuppossiblemisunderstandingsbetweentouristsandlocalinhabitants.Merchantsfrommulti-nationalcompanieshavetoworkwithpeopleofdifferentcountrieseveryday,butthefactthatpeopleofdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguagescouldbeahugehindrancetopotentialbusinessopportunities.Fortunately,andp

4、erhapsmisfortunatelyaswell,theparticipationofwhatwewouldcallinthispaper“culturalbrokers”suchasinterpreters,ortouristguidesneverfailstoensurethesmoothoperationofbusinesstransactionsortouristjourneys.Eitherbeingatourguideorbeinganinterpreterisfundamentallythesame,becausebothfunctionasam

5、ediumoranagentwhoseresponsibilityistofacilitatethecommunicationamongpeopleofdifferentculturesandbeliefs.Facilitationofcommunicationamongdifferentpeoplefromdifferentculturesanddifferentlanguagesistermed“culturebrokering”.Differentdefinitionsofculturalbrokeringhavebeenputforwardbyschola

6、rsovertime.Onedefinitionstatesthatculturalbrokeringistheactofbridging,linking,ormediatingbetweengroupsorpersonsofdifferentculturalbackgroundsforthepurposeofreducingconflictorproducingchange(Jezewski,1990).Sinceculturalbordersareauniversalphenomenon(Szasz,2001),culturalcontactandcultur

7、alconflictinevitablyoccurinalmostalltimesandspaces.Wherethereisculturalcontactandconflict,culturalbrokeringwillpresentitself.Clearlyitisnoexaggerationatalltoclaimthatculturalbrokeringhasbeenandwillalwaysbeauniversalphenomenon.1.1CulturalBrokers–AUniqueGroupofPeopleThespecificfigureswh

8、oaret