Cross-Cultural Variability in Conversational Interactions [electronic resource] / Trudy O'Brien.

All speakers bring to even simple verbal encounters complex presuppositions and expectations that may create discourse interference. A second-language encounter carries a complex and often inexplicable expectation load. Language expresses meaning and intentions, but also carries social import. The v...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	O'Brien, Trudy
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
Subjects:	Applied Linguistics. Communication Problems. Communicative Competence (Languages) Intercultural Communication. Interpersonal Communication. Language Styles. Second Language Learning. Social Values. Sociocultural Patterns. Sociolinguistics. Speech Communication.