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Peer reviewedKeenan, Elinor Ochs – Language in Society, 1976
Grice's analysis of conversational maxims and implications is examined in the light of Malagasy language and ways of speaking. A cultural contrast in primary assumptions is described. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Language Universals
