Ch. 5 Verbal Issues in Intercultural Comm

1. Verbal Issues in
Intercultural Communication 911
Thursday, February 23, 2012

2. I. Introduction
II.The Study of
Language
III.Cultural
Variations in
Language
IV.Communicating
Across Differences
V.Language and
Power
VI.Moving Between
Languages
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3. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
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4. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
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5. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
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6. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
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7. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
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8. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
hindi
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9. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
hindi
portuguese
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10. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
hindi
portuguese
russian
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11. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
hindi
portuguese
russian
japanese
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12. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
hindi
portuguese
russian
japanese
german
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13. What are the top
ten languages in
the world?
Chinese-mandarin
english
spanish
bengali
hindi
portuguese
russian
japanese
german
arabic
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14. I. Introduction
II.The Study of
Language
III.Cultural
Variations in
Language
IV.Communicating
Across Differences
V.Language and
Power
VI.Moving Between
Languages
Thursday, February 23, 2012

15. the study of LANGUAGE
Linguistics
• phonology
• semantics
• syntactics
• pragmatics
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16. language and perception
• The power effects of
labels
• Does your language
determine your
perception of
reality?
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17. I. Introduction
II.The Study of
Language
III.Cultural
Variations in
Language
IV.Communicating
Across Differences
V.Language and
Power
VI.Moving Between
Languages
Thursday, February 23, 2012

18. Culture
• attitudes toward
speaking, writing
and silence
• communication
style
• contextual rules
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19. Culture
• high-context vs.
low context
• direct style vs.
indirect
• elaborate style vs.
understated
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20. I. Introduction
II.The Study of
Language
III.Cultural
Variations in
Language
IV.Communicating
Across Differences
V.Language and
Power
VI.Moving Between
Languages
Thursday, February 23, 2012

21. Differences
Which language and
style should be used?
✴ your language
✴ their language
✴ combo?
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22. I. Introduction
II.The Study of
Language
III.Cultural
Variations in
Language
IV.Communicating
Across Differences
V.Language and
Power
VI.Moving Between
Languages
Thursday, February 23, 2012

23. Co-cultural groups
Language and social
positions are used
differently.
Power is a central
element in social
relations and
interaction.
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24. Assimilation
Trying to become like
the dominant group
is assimilation.
• non-assertive
• assertive
• aggressive
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25. Accommodation
Trying to adapt to the
dominant group.
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26. Separation
Trying to remain
separate from the
dominant group.
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27. The “power” effects
of Labels
Labels tell our social
identity.
✴ trapped feeling
✴ relationships
✴ social position
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28. I. Introduction
II.The Study of
Language
III.Cultural
Variations in
Language
IV.Communicating
Across Differences
V.Language and
Power
VI.Moving Between
Languages
Thursday, February 23, 2012

29. Multilingualism
✴ bilinguals
✴ multi-linguals
✴ language
acquisition
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30. Translation and
Interpretation
✴ written
✴ verbal
✴ equivalency
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31. Politics and Policies
✴ Official
languages
✴ USA has no law
on language
✴ ebonics
✴ politics
✴ economics
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