Island Puerto Rican and Continental American Responses to Critical Incidents: An Intercultural Study of Language, Norms, and Values.

Ebsworth, Timothy; Ebsworth, Miriam Eisenstein

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ERIC Number: EJ549232

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Publication Date: 1997

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Island Puerto Rican and Continental American Responses to Critical Incidents: An Intercultural Study of Language, Norms, and Values.

Ebsworth, Timothy; Ebsworth, Miriam Eisenstein

Research on Language and Social Interaction, v30 n3 p193-233 1997

Examines the processes and interpretations underlying communication in English between Island Puerto Ricans and continental Americans. The article views cross-cultural communication through a lens incorporating the way members of each group interpret their own language and behavior as well as those of the other group. (50 references) (CK)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Culture Contact, Group Dynamics, Intercultural Communication, Language Attitudes, Language Processing, North American English, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Spanish Speaking, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Puerto Rico

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