Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Transcription conventions xi
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. A review of silence in intercultural communication 5
7. Chapter 3. The sociocultural context: Silence and talk in Japanese classrooms 41
8. Chapter 4. Perceptions of silence: From a macro-perspective 69
9. Chapter 5. Performance and perceptions of silence: An empirical view 101
10. Chapter 6. Re-interpreting silence in intercultural communication 197
11. References 209
12. Appendix 1 221
13. Appendix 2 223
14. Appendix 3 225
15. Appendix 4 227
16. Appendix 5 229
17. Appendix 6 233
18. Author index 235
19. Subject index 237