Comparison of Udmurt, Estonian, and Finnish Dialogues: Characteristics of Communicative Behaviour

Elena Ryabina

《Trames》 12卷1期 (2008/03) Pp. 40-50

並列摘要

This study aimed at locating Udmurt culture in the continuum of high- and lowcontext cultures using the parameter of time-patterning to analyse radio dialogues. The results were compared with the findings of research on the communicative behaviour of Estonians and Finns (Pajupuu, 1995a). In theoretical works on inter-cultural communication low-context communication compared to high-context communication is claimed to show no long pauses, a higher speech tempo and frequent interruptions of interlocutors. Characteristics of Estonian and Finnish dialogues allow referring Estonian culture to lowcontext and Finnish-to high-context cultures. Udmurt culture with respect to the low rate of interruptions of interlocutors found in the study could be referred to high-context cultures; however, the dialogues displayed very short pauses. Analysis of other types of dialogue, in addition to radio dialogues, is necessary to obtain more data on the communicative behaviour of Udmurts.

並列關鍵字

communicative behaviour ； high- and low-context cultures ； dialogue ； the turn ； pause ； simultaneous speaking