Meaning of high context culture | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“Americans (from a low context culture) will complain⟳ that Japanese speakers (from a high context culture) never "get⟳ to the point⟳." This is due to a failure to recognize that high context cultures must provide⟳ a context and setting and let⟳ the point⟳ evolve.”
“In high context cultures, however, besides the spoken word, body language, gestures, shaking of the head and hand, each convey some meaning.”
“In high context cultures, most of the information is either in the physical context, or internalized in the person.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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