Chinese immigrants’ perceptions of semantic dimensions of direct /indirect communication in intercultural compliment interactions with north americans

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-262

  Fong, Mary ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Immigrants; Communication; Compliment Interactions; Direct; Hong Kong; Indirect; Intercultural; Mainland China; North Americans; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015078109     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106461798247014     Document Type: Article

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