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Willingness to communicate: A cross‐cultural investigation

Robert A. Barraclough Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131
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Diane M. Christophel Doctoral candidate of the Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506
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James C. McCroskey Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506
Pages 187-192 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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