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Publication details [#35281]

Günthner, Susanne. 1991. 'A language with a taste': Uses of proverbial sayings in intercultural communication. Text 11 (3) : 399–418.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | intercultural communication | language and culture | language use | proverb

Language as a subject

Chinese | German

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN

0165-4888

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.de/journals/order/en.start.html

Annotation

This article discusses the use of Chinese proverbs in Chinese learners of German-native German interaction as backing for the Chinese speakers' elicited comments on Chinese social norms and ethics.