Meaning, grounding, and the construction of social reality

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-95

  Kashima, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common ground; Communication; Cultural dynamics; Culture; Grounding; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898799814     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12051     Document Type: Article

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