A Cross-Cultural Study of Indirectness

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" A Cross-Cultural Study of Indirectness "
Spees, Hiroko

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	928672
Doc. No	:	LA5g98n7d6
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Spees, Hiroko
Title & Author	:	A Cross-Cultural Study of Indirectness [Article]\ Spees, Hiroko
Title of Periodical	:	Issues in Applied Linguistics
Volume/ Issue Number	:	5/2
Date	:	1994
Abstract	:	When compared to other ethnic groups, the Japanese are often said to communicate using indirect speech patterns. This characterization, however, is mostly based on casual observation and there have not been many empirical studies.