Resolving the directness dilemma in document review sessions with nonnative speakers

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Riley, Kathryn ^a   Mackiewicz, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Editing; Intercultural communication; Interpersonal communication; Politeness; Pragmatics; Speech acts

Indexed keywords

LINGUISTICS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NONNATIVE SPEAKERS;

SPEECH PROCESSING;

EID: 0037350208     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/tpc.2002.808352     Document Type: Article

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