Intrusive busybody or benevolent buddy: phatic communication among Javanese women
Phatic communication is a discourse mechanism used primarily to establish and maintain social bonds. It operates differently across societies as well as genders within the same society. Thus, failure to understand such differences might result in misunderstanding and communication breakdowns. This p...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
2020-05.
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