Communication correlates of individualism and collectivism: Talk directed at one or more addressees in family conversations

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-45

  Ng, Sik Hung ^a   Loong, Cynthia S F ^a   He, An Ping ^b   Liu, James H ^a   Weatherall, Ann ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0034144884     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X00019001002     Document Type: Article

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