Converging Institutions: Shaping Relationships Between Nanotechnologies, Economy, and Society
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on translation of phatic communion and socio-cultural relationships between the characters of the novels
phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0270-4676,1552-4183
DOI: 10.1177/0270467607309764