Face goals in apology a cross-cultural comparison of Chinese and U.S. Americans

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-123

  Han, Bing ^a   Cai, Deborah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 74549141517     PISSN: 09576851     EISSN: 15699838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/japc.20.1.06han     Document Type: Article

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