Effective Communication Modes in Multilingual Encounters: Comparing Alternatives in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)

Autor/inn/en	van Mulken, Margot; Hendriks, Berna
Titel	Effective Communication Modes in Multilingual Encounters: Comparing Alternatives in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 36 (2017) 1, S.89-111 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2014-0064
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Computer Mediated Communication; Official Languages; English (Second Language); Second Languages; Intercultural Communication; Language Role; Communication Strategies; Conflict Resolution; International Trade; Corporations; Business Communication; Native Language; Language Tests; German; Indo European Languages; Language Attitudes; College Students; Foreign Countries; Task Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Computerkonferenz; Office language; Amtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Second language; Zweitsprache; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstrategie; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Unternehmen; Unternehmenskommunikation; Language test; Sprachtest; Deutscher; Indoeuropäisch; Sprachverhalten; Collegestudent; Ausland; Aufgabenanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Niederlande
Abstract	This paper reports on an experimental study investigating alternative communication modes to English as a Lingua Franca. The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of different modes of communication and to gain insight in communication strategies used by interlocutors to solve referential conflicts. Findings show that ELF may not necessarily be the most effective mode of communication for speakers who do not share a native language. In the context of multinational corporations, RM may be regarded as a viable alternative to English for negotiating mutual understanding, particularly for speakers with (linguistically) closely related mother tongues. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01