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Interruption and Involvement in Discourse: Can Intercultural Interlocutors be Trained?

@inproceedings{Li2005InterruptionAI,
  title={Interruption and Involvement in Discourse: Can Intercultural Interlocutors be Trained?},
  author={Han Zao Li and Young-ok Yum and Robin Yates and Laura Aguilera and Ying Mao and Zheng},
  year={2005}
}
____________________________________ Han Z. Li (Ph.D. University of Victoria, 1994) is an Associate Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia, Young-ok Yum (Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2000), is an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University, Robin Yates (Bsc. University of Northern British Columbia, 2004) is a master’s candidate at the University of Victoria, Laura Aguilera (Msc. University of Northern British Columbia, 2005) is doctoral candidate at the University… 

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