Building true understanding via apparent miscommunication: A case study

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 837-846

  Weizman, Elda ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agnon; Collective purpose; Conversation; Given information; Liteary analysis; Miscommunication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033148225     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-2166(96)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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