Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication
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1.What kind of information did Mary expect to get from Goshima? Why is Mary disappointed?
Mary expected to hearing about Goshima’s experiences and her greatest success stories.
64届艾美奖Mary disappointed becau Goshima always says she was learned a lot from her colleagues. She never says anything about her own which Mary means her success story.
2.How do the verbal communication styles of Mary and Goshima differ?
Goshima’s verbal communication style is quite reticent and lf-effacement.
Mary’s is direct.
Text A
1.What does “verbal” mean? What does verbal intercultural communication mean?
noon“Verbal” means “consisting of words”. Language, spoken or written, is a means of verbal communication.
Verbal intercultural communication happens when people from different cultural backgroungs communicate with each other by using language.
Text B
1.What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis about language and culture?
The hypothesis holds that the structure of a language affects the perceptions of reality of its speakers and thus influences their thought patterns and worldviews. Language structure controls thoughts and cultural norms. Culture is controlled by and controls langu
ages.
Text C
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1.What are the differences between direct and indirect verbal communication styles? Explain with examples.
The direct and indirect styles differ in the extent to which communicators reveal their intentions through their tone of voice and the straightforwardness of their message. In the direct verbal styles, statements clearly reveal the speaker’s intentions. In the indirect verbal style, verbal statements tend to hide the speaker’s actual intentions.
teoFor example, in a verbal request situation, Americans tend to u a straightforward form of request whereas Chine tend to ask for a favor in a more roundabout and implicit way.
2.What are the differences between lf-enhancement and lf-effacement verbal communication styles? Explain with examples.
The lf-enhancement verbal style emphasizes the importance of boasting about one’s accomplishments and abilities. The lf-effacement verbal style emphasizes the importance of humbling onelf via verbal restraints, hesitations and modest talk.
For example, Japane, when rving tea, tend to say, “this is not very delicious, but…” In America, people will say “this is the best I can offer.”
3.What are the differences among elaborate, exacting, and succinct verbal communication styles? Explain with examples.
An elaborate style emphasizes flashy and embellished language. People prefer personalized, often exaggerated styles of interaction. An exacting style, people prefer an exacting style of interaction consistent with a “just the facts” mentality. A succinct style is characterized by the u of conci statements, understatements, and even silence.美国激动姐
E.g. when people say the same thing, people in Arab may say it with many metaphors, similes and adjectives in the conversation. An American may just say “just the facts!” a Chine may say “silence is golden!” 法制演讲稿
4.What are the differences between personal and contextual verbal communication styles? Explain with examples.
Personal verbal communication style emphasizes the individual identity of the speaker. It relies on the u of pronouns in ntence construction. E.g. English has only one form for the cond person that is you.
respectsA contextual style highlights one’s role identity and status. In cultures that employ a contextual style, the social context dictates word choice, especially personal pronouns. For examples, when using that language, one must look carefully at the situation, including the status and intimacy level among the interactions, in order to decide what form of pronoun to u.
5.What are the differences between instrumental and affective verbal communication styles? Explain with examples.
saw怎么读An instrumental verbal style is nder-bad and goal-outcome bad. The instrumental speaker us communication to achieve some goal or outcome.
An affective communication style is receiver and process oriented. The affective speaker is concerned not so much with the outcome of the communication, but with the process.
E.g.: Chine people reject debate and argumentation during the process of communication.
6.What verbal communication styles do Chine u?
Chine u affective styles, becau Chine view communication as an interdependent process whereby both speaker and listener are active participants who, together, create meaning.
Text D
1.k歌情人插曲What is the language variations mentioned in this text?
