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Published: 21.09.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'A Study of Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Failure', 1.
  • Essays 'A Study of Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Failure', 2.
  • Essays 'A Study of Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Failure', 3.
  • Essays 'A Study of Cross-Cultural Pragmatic Failure', 4.
Extract

Cross-cultural communication means communication between people from different cultures. We use the term cross-cultural communication instead of intercultural communication because it is too restrictive. This term implies a comparison between cultures (for example, different styles of leadership). More precisely, cross-cultural communication is communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. The labels race, ethnic groups, and co-cultural communication are three forms of cross-cultural communication. The learn…

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