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Publication details [#12252]

Mulholland, Joan. 1997. The Asian connection: Business requests and acknowledgements. In Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca and Sandra Harris, eds. The Languages of Business: An International Perspective. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 94–114.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

acknowledging | business language | face maintenance | request

Language as a subject

English

Annotation

Focusing on requests, the author discusses cultural assumptions Western business people often make about Asian business people which can cause communication breakdowns or disruptions.