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Sigman, Stuart J. – Human Communication Research, 1980
Discusses assumptions and criticisms of rule-governed approaches to interpersonal communication research and theory. Outlines a definition of rules that does not require sole reliance on interpersonal actors' statements about their behavior or assumptions of communicator self-awareness. Suggests consideration of rules-based concomitants of…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research