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Wilkins, Richard. "Cultural communication and practical wisdom: Optimal communication forms and the study of language and social interaction" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111660_index.html>

Wilkins, R. J. , 2003-05-27 "Cultural communication and practical wisdom: Optimal communication forms and the study of language and social interaction" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111660_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: As persons communicate they may, on occasion, apply strategies they consider will get them the most out of a scene, out of those present, and out of a topic being discussed. These strategies are discussed as optimal forms of communication. Listenership within Finnish civic scenes is treated as an optimal communication form. Key optimal strategies for a favorable listening performance are identified with a “concentrated,” “exacting” listenership with the outward appearance of the face kept in its “neutral state.” “Inattentiveness” and "ill-prepared thoughts" accompanied by “good guess strategies” are identified as defective listening behaviors; whereas “interruptions” and "speaking as one thinks" accompanied by "expressions in the face" are identified as excessive listening behaviors. The optimal form is discussed as an interpretive tool for formulating claims about cultural communication in the contexts of social interaction.

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