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Peer reviewedRiley, P. – European Journal of Teacher Education, 1984
An investigation of the process of language teaching as communication in a cross-cultural context shows that there is potential for misunderstanding. Examples of types of errors that are pragmatic rather than grammatical are discussed. A model is presented to help understand the pragmatic error. (DF)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Discourse Analysis
Download full textScancarelli, Janine – Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 1996
Stories of personal experience of supernatural events are a highly-valued form of verbal art for Cherokee speakers. Both the people who tell them and those who listen regard such stories as entertaining and instructional. These stories even reflect some of the tensions that exist between traditional Cherokee culture and modern American social…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cherokee, Cultural Traits
Peer reviewedHiraga, M. K.; Turner, J. M. – Language Sciences, 1996
Discusses conversations between tutor and student in British and Japanese culture, concentrating on face threatening acts such as criticisms, suggestions, and requests. The article distinguishes the attitudes of the "conciliator,""negotiator,""defender,""resigner," and "nonelaborator" and concludes…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Context Effect, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies
