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Dendrinos, Bessie – Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1986
Discusses the signals that are used to create, sustain, and end conversational involvement in two different languages, with examples provided of paralinguistic attention getters, linguistic conversation initiation signals, "in-tune" signals, and "face-saving" signals from a study of English and Greek. (CB)
Descriptors: Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences