Ambiguity and gratuitous concurrence in inter-cultural communication

Ken Liberman

pp. 65-85

in: Human Studies 3 (1), 1980.

Abstract

A: Excuse me, but we're just trying to find the right bus that takes us to the boat for Upolu. We were told that it stops here in front of the village store, but we've been waiting since 9 o'clock this morning and we'd like to know if there is going to be a bus before this evening or if we'll have to wait until tomorrow for a bus.I: Yes.