Nodding, aizuchi, and final particles in Japanese conversation: How conversation reflects the ideology of communication and social relationships

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1242-1254

  Kita, Sotaro ^a   Ide, Sachiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back channel signal; Continuer; Ideology of communication; Phatic communion; Reactive token

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249684912     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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