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Tannen, Deborah F. 1979. Ethnicity as conversational style.

Publication type

Working paper

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative style | elliptical construction | ethnicity

Annotation

Greeks and Greek-Americans are reported to be more likely than other Americans to expect indirectness in the context of conversations between married partners. The research focuses on questions and ellipsis.

Reprints

. 1981. Indirectness in discourse: Ethnicity as conversational style..