Why Koreans are more likely to favor "Apology," While Americans are more likely to favor "Thank You"

Human Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-146

  Lee, Hye Eun ^a   Park, Hee Sun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650319439     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2010.01396.x     Document Type: Article

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