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Download full textO'Mara, Joan – 1990
The importance and varieties of human touch have been the subject of much research. Touching varies from culture to culture and is a way of talking in most Latin American countries. Three Puerto Rican novels provide examples of this nonverbal communicative style: "Mambru se fue a la guerra," by Jose Luis Gonzalez; "La vispera del…
Descriptors: Characterization, Communication Research, Latin American Literature, Literary Styles
