Publications

Publication details [#51346]

Chiang, Shiao-Yun. 2009. Mutual understanding as a procedural achievement in intercultural interaction. Intercultural Pragmatics 6 (3) : 367–394.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

classroom conversation | intercultural communication | mutual understanding | pragmatic competence | procedural semantics

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IPRG/html

Annotation

This study argues that mutual understanding can be procedurally achieved in the give and take of intercultural interaction. The provided example involves dyadic communication between American college students and international teaching assistants.