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Meier, A. J. – Modern Language Journal, 1997
Examines the patterns found in repair-work behavior (e.g., apologies, excuses) in Austrian German as they relate to situational variables and cultural themes, using data collected from university students during closed role-play situations. Findings reveal a complex interplay of situational variables informing the repair-work behavior. (46…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries

Lippi-Green, Rosina L. – Language in Society, 1989
The quantification of communication network integration provides valuable information for the study of language change in very small rural communities such as Grossdorf, Austria. The approach is particularly relevant when study of aggregate group behavior has failed to yield results due to small sample size or group internal inconsistency. (26…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialects, Foreign Countries, German