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466 Editors’ introduction

of intercultural training. Yet the reality is that much intercultural interaction
founders, either directly or indirectly, because of communication problems.
There is, therefore, a clear need for linguists to present their insights in a way
that is of practical relevance for intercultural training, and Newton’s chapter il-
lustrates an attempt to do this.