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He, Agnes Weiyun – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1995
This article concerns some undergraduate students and their academic counselors in a university in California, where a student usually takes the initiative in contacting a counselor. The author sketches his approach to the problem of identity in institutional settings and then addresses several aspects of the problem. (43 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns

Tai, Eika – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Investigates the social background of oldcomer Taiwanese in Japan while examining their language behavior in intraethnic communication and in interethnic interaction with Japanese. Analysis of two conversations reveals that many Asians seek to pass as Japanese, a behavior contributing to the reproduction of the existing social hierarchy of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Ethnic Groups