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ERIC Number: EJ558293
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Sentence to Ten Cents: A Case Study of Relevance and Communicative Success in Nonnative-Native Speaker Interactions in a Medical Setting.
Cameron, Richard; Williams, Jessica
Applied Linguistics, v18 n4 p415-45 Dec 1997
In cross-cultural interaction in medical settings, the potential for miscommunication increases when the language proficiency of one of the interactants is low. Sources of communicative success include the ability of both parties to draw contextually triggered inferences providing a basis for making perceptual contributions and using communication strategies; and the interactants' professionalism. (102 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Context Clues, Cultural Context, Interaction Process Analysis, Intercultural Communication, Language Proficiency, Medical Services, Native Speakers, Professional Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonnative Speakers