Sociolinguistic inference and intercultural coorientation a Bayesian model of communicative competence in intercultural interaction

Human Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 350-381

  Blake Armstrong, G ^a   Kaplowitz, S A ^b  

^a Creative Research Solutions   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035402474     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/27.3.350     Document Type: Article

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