Publications

Publication details [#49031]

Kotani, Mariko. 2008. Reinforced Codes and Boundaries: Japanese Speakers' Remedial Episode Avoidance in Problematic Situations With “Americans”. Research on Language and Social Interaction 41 (4) : 339–363.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

experience | intercultural communication | problem solving | stereotype

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This case study adds to the analysis of negative events in intercultural communication, by describing how Japanese speakers' avoidance of remedial episode to deal with problematic situations involving native English speakers, reinforces participants' views of boundaries and stereotypes.