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Forms of written arguments : A comparison between Japan and the United States
| Title: | Forms of written arguments : A comparison between Japan and the United States |
| Authors: | Suzuki, Shinobu Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Argument forms | | Cultural differences |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2010 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Journal Title: | International Journal of Intercultural Relations |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page: | 651 |
| End Page: | 660 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.02.005 |
| Abstract: | Studying cultural differences in argument forms helps us understand the nature of communicative problems that inevitably arise in intercultural conflict and negotiation. Although a number of studies have been conducted in the past to examine cultural differences in arguments, we still do not have sufficient evidence to support that cultural groups actually differ in the manners in which they construct arguments. Given the situation, this study empirically examines whether and how cultural groups differ in forms of written arguments. Based on the theoretical framework of verbal communication styles proposed by Gudykunst and Ting-Toomey, this study employs two dimensions along which two cultural groups, Japan and the United States, are likely to differ: direct-indirect and elaborate-succinct. Five indicators of argument forms that represent values on either of the two dimensions are used to analyze differences in argument forms between the two cultural groups. A survey was conducted in Japan and the United States. A total of 329 responses from college students, including 239 from Japan and 90 from the United States, were analyzed to test the hypotheses offered in this study. Consistent with the hypotheses, results indicate that the arguments written by the Japanese respondents are significantly more indirect and succinct those written by the U.S. counterparts. The implications of these findings for future research are discussed. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/44392 |
| Appears in Collections: | 国際広報メディア・観光学院，メディア・コミュニケーション研究院 (Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies / Research Faculty of Media and Communication) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 鈴木 志のぶ
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