Language & Culture

 
 
 
 
Language and culture serve as the foundation for all human societies. In our increasingly diverse global environment, many people from significantly different linguistic, social and cultural environments must work, live and build societies together. In order to be effective at interacting with different cultures while achieving goals, it is imperative to understand how various aspects of language and culture impact interaction. Syntax, semantics, and kinesics all influence cross-cultural communication. Syntax refers to the particular way that sentences are structured or the "sequencing of morphemes" (Wallace 2003, 2). Semantics is a considerably important influence on cross-cultural communication because it refers to the meaning of each cultures meanings. It includes the particular style of speaking that is constructed individually by each culture. Kinesics refers non-verbal communication such as hand gestures, eye movements, facial expressions, and touch.


     
 
 
 
    

 

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