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Publication details [#66174]

Feng, Bo, Siyue Li, Wenjing Pan, JooYoung Jang and Qian Wang. 2019. Comparing the effects of argumentation and facework on Americans and Chinese’ responses to advice in supportive interactions. Asian Journal of Communication 29 (1) : 1–17.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
advising | argumentation | communicative style | culture | explicitness | face maintenance | interaction | message1 | response
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This inquiry explored cultural resemblances and dissimilarities between American (N=248) and Chinese (N=225) college students in their replies to advice messages that diverge in terms of argument explicitness and use of facework.