Interethnic Discourse.

Gumperz, John J.

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ERIC Number: EJ282253

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Interethnic Discourse.

Gumperz, John J.

Society, v20 n4 p64-69 May-Jun 1983

An interactional sociolinguistic analysis of social and attitudinal factors in face to face encounters shows how such factors can affect the evaluation of human action and contribute to the maintenance of socioeconomic disadvantage among ethnic minorities. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Intercultural Communication, Language Styles, Social Status, Social Structure, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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