Describe and discuss specific problems related to cross-cultural communication. Include cultural barriers and cultural context

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There are four specific problems related to language difficulties in cross-cultural communications. They include: barriers caused by semantics; barriers caused by word connotations; barriers caused by tone differences; and barriers caused by differences among perceptions.
Cultures tend to differ in the importance to which context influences the meaning that individuals take from what is actually said or written versus who the other person is. High-context cultures rely heavily on nonverbal and subtle situational cues when communicating with others. What is not said may be more significant than what is said. A person's official status, place in society, and reputation carry considerable weight in communications. People in low-context cultures rely essentially on words to convey meaning. Body language or formal titles are secondary to spoken and written words.

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