Cross-cultural pragmatic failure in computer-mediated communication
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Article Title | Cross-cultural pragmatic failure in computer-mediated communication |
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ERA Journal ID | 200328 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Baumer, Martina (Author) and van Rensburg, Henriette (Author) |
Journal Title | Coolabah |
Journal Citation | 5, pp. 34-53 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Barcelona, Spain |
ISSN | 1988-5946 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.ub.edu/dpfilsa/4baumervanrensburgcoola5.pdf |
Abstract | The study reported in this paper examines the occurrence of cross-cultural misunderstandings in computer-mediated communication (CMC). CMC has become a part of many people’s everyday life; rules of language practice such as politeness and other characteristics of relational communication are blurred. The study will expose subtle |
Keywords | cross-cultural; CMC; cross-cultural pragmatic failure; computer-mediated communication; politeness |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460609. Networking and communications |
470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies | |
470401. Applied linguistics and educational linguistics | |
Public Notes | © 2011 Martina Baumer & Henriette van Rensburg. |
Byline Affiliations | Southern Cross University |
Faculty of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q07xw/cross-cultural-pragmatic-failure-in-computer-mediated-communication
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