Chapter 1. Language and social interaction in Southern Chinese marketplace

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1. Language and social interaction in Southern Chinese marketplace 1
5. Chapter 2. The research context, methodology and theoretical preliminaries 9
6. Chapter 3. Initiating transactions 33
7. Chapter 4. The many shades and shapes of transaction 59
8. Chapter 5. Making deals, blocking sales 79
9. Chapter 6. Buyer Beware 105
10. Chapter 7. Relationships in the marketplace 127
11. Chapter 8. Market has a heart 153
12. Chapter 9. Language as a transaction cost 177
13. References 195
14. Appendix A. The transcription conventions 209
15. Appendix B. Abbreviations 211
16. Index 213