American and Japanese Business Discourse: A Comparison of Interactional Styles

American and Japanese Business Discourse: A Comparison of Interactional Styles

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Author/Contributor(s): Yamada, Haru
Publisher: Praeger
Date: 01/01/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: NEW

INTERACTIONAL UNDERSTANDING FROM THE NATIVE'S POINT OF VIEW
Interactional Sociolin-guistics
The Model: Cross-Talk
Motivating Forces: Interactional Context
Conclusion
INTERACTIONAL EXPECTATIONS: WITHIN GROUP INDEPENDENCE AND NONCONFRONTATION
Interactive Expectations
The Individual and the Group
Talk and Silence
Double Binds
Expectations for Business Interaction
Expectations, Native Strategies and Cross-Cultural Communication
DO-IT-YOURSELF VERSUS PRELUDES AND POSTLUDES: OPENING AND SHIFTING STRATEGIES IN TOPIC MARGINS
The American Topic-Opening Strategy
The Japanese Topic-Opening Strategy
Topic Shifts
Conclusion
TALK IN TOPICS: LINES OF LOGIC AND CIRCLES OF RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUED
Talk Distribution: Autonomy Versus Interdependence
Point-Making
Conclusion
FINDING THE PLACE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT: BACK-CHANNELS
Back-Channels as Supportive Behavior
Back-Channels in the Intracultural Meetings
Back-Channels and Cross-Cultural Communication
Conclusion
FUTURE STUDIES IN CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND CONVERSATIONAL STRATEGIES
References
Author Index
Subject Index