Cross Culture Discourse of Giving and Accepting Gifts

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Title:	Cross Culture Discourse of Giving and Accepting Gifts
Authors:	Kendall, Shari;Lin, Grace Hui Chin;Perkins, Lawrence
Contributors:	通識教育中心
Keywords:	Intercultural Communication;Pragmatics;English (Second Language);Cultural Differences;College Students;Prosocial Behavior;Foreign Students;Asians
Date:	2006-00-00
Issue Date:	2012-02-24 13:44:13 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	This study emphasizes it is important and necessary that an English as a foreign language (EFL) speaker should develop their knowledge in pragmatic and sociolinguistic rules in order to avoid failure and misunderstanding in intercultural communication. This paper proposes to raise the EFL speakers' pragmatic awareness in cross-cultural communication and to investigate and appreciate the rich diversity in language productions of giving and accepting gifts among different cultures. Based on the various expressions in polite discourses produced by American, Chinese, Taiwanese and Indian students at Texas A&M University, this study reveals the typical patterns of polite discourses in the Eastern and Western World.
Relation:	Online Submission, International Journal of Communication v16 n1-2 Jan-Dec 2006
Appears in Collections:	[General Education Center] Journal articles

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