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Cronen, Vernon E.; Pearce, W. Barnett – 1978
The theory of the coordinated management of meaning (CMM) describes the structural relationship between a conversation as it appears in a verbatim transcript and as it appears in the meaning-system of the participants. The five essential features of CMM theory are: a set of four propositions about the nature of communication and human behavior, a…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedStanback, Marsha Houston; Pearce, W. Barnett – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1981
Examines the communicative behaviors of subordinate groups with dominant social groups. Analyzes the following forms of communication performed by and seen from the perspective of a lower-statused person communicating with a higher-statused person: tomming, passing, shucking, and dissembling. (PD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Culture, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research
