Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of figures and tables ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Transcription notation xii
6. 1. Communication across cultures 1
7. 2. Literature review and descriptive framework 17
8. 3. Research methodology and data collection 57
9. 4. Preference organization 65
10. 5. Compliments and compliment responses 95
11. 6. Simultaneous talk 119
12. 7. Discourse topic management 147
13. 8. Discourse information structure 193
14. 9. Conclusion 231
15. References 243
16. Authors index 265
17. Subject index 271