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Re:The Cultural Implications of Silence Around the World (2020) by Clewza313 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:50PM (#27805790)
Aizuchi are a universal phenomenon. "Yeah, uh-huh, exactly, I know right" serve the same function in English.
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Re:The Cultural Implications of Silence Around the World (2020) by psychomugs on Sunday July 11, 2021 @09:18PM (#27805938)
Backchanneling is not exclusive to Japanese, but overuse in other languages can be perceived as rude and a sign of inattentiveness. You need to experience a casual Japanese conversation to realize how prevalent it is [1]. After my stint there, people noticed how much I backchannel even in my other languages.

[1] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-in-society/...

"The findings reveal that backchannels of several types are displayed far more frequently by Japanese listeners."

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