A mathematical model for intercultural interactions: Making connections and increasing harmony.

Employs sociolinguistic theory to create a parallel distributed processing (PDP) model, which is used to demonstrate the inadequacy of a normative approach to training. Methods for teaching intercultural communication skills are frequently based on identifying norms of communication in different cu...

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Published in:Journal of Communication Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 81 - 101
Main Authors: Armstrong, G. Blake, Bauman, Isabelle
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Winter93
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