Howard Journal of Communications
Volume 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-262

Chinese immigrants’ perceptions of semantic dimensions of direct /indirect communication in intercultural compliment interactions with north americans (Article)

Fong M.*
  • a Department of Communication Studies, California State University, San Bernardino, CA, United States

Abstract

This study focused on intercultural differences in compliment interactions between Chinese immigrants and North Americans. Six topics were found that described the locations where communication differences occur between North Americans' and Chinese immigrants' perceptions of intercultural compliment interactions: (a) quantity of compliments, (b) compliment adjectives, (c) compliment intent, (d) range of compliment topics, (e) compliment response, and (f) channel. © 1998 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Chinese immigrants Taiwan communication Intercultural Hong Kong Compliment Interactions Indirect North Americans Mainland China Direct

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85015078109&doi=10.1080%2f106461798247014&partnerID=40&md5=9c92f128ee88abdb646365792657cb63
DOI: 10.1080/106461798247014
ISSN: 10646175
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English