Publications

Publication details [#66199]

Drew, Paul, Yaxin Wu and Guodong Yu. 2019. Couples bickering: Disaffiliation and discord in Chinese conversation. Discourse Studies 21 (4) : 458–480.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
argument | conflict | conversation | disagreeing | dispute | interpersonal attraction | mitigation
Language as a subject
Chinese, Mandarin
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications
Journal WWW
www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This study explores conflict and discord in conversations between couples (heterosexual partners) in ordinary households in mainland China.