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Özsen, Tolga; Özbek, Aydin – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2016
Effective usage of nonverbal and verbal communication in Japanese such as gestures, mimics, silence and employing grammatical or lexical honorifics plays a significant role in determining the success of foreign language learners in obtaining their intended employment. This study examines the second language (L2) learning of politeness and social…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Japanese, Business Communication, Intercultural Communication
Pohl, Jacques – Monda Lingvo-Problemo, 1972
Demolinguistics is a branch of sociolinguistics observing linguistic trends as affected by population distribution and redistribution and by the status of societies. Modern communication techniques favor the spread of the 'big' languages to the disadvantage of the 'small' ones. (Text is in French.) Available from Humanities Press, Inc., Atlantic…
Descriptors: Demography, Descriptive Linguistics, Futures (of Society), Language Role