Expressions of disagreement by Venezuelans in conversation: Reconsidering the influence of culture

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1499-1518

  Edstrom, Anne ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casual conversation; Confrontational; Disagreement; Individual differences; Politeness; Venezuelan Spanish

Indexed keywords

EID: 3442884646     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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