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Allan Jeong; Ming Ming Chiu – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2024
Computer-supported collaborative argumentation is an online activity that can engage students in deep discussion and analysis of complex problems. Given the potentially confrontational nature of argumentation, using polite language becomes a strategic approach to prevent breakdowns in group communication and nurture productive dialogues. This…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Debate
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Morris, Barry Alan – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1987
Discusses the failure of Joe Bob Briggs' parody of "We Are the World" in terms of the development of the communal sense that creates a set of group norms, which in turn create "phantom constraints" of which the parody's author may not be aware.(NKA)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Community Attitudes, Community Support, Cultural Context
Jones, Rodney H. – 1995
A study explored the issues of cultural identity and interaction in public health discourse concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Hong Kong's multilingual, multicultural social context. Twenty public service announcements (PSAs) concerning AIDS awareness televised in both English and Cantonese in Hong Kong from 1987 to 1994 were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Standards, Chinese, Communication Problems