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high context culture en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of high-context culture.
   alt of high-context culture
   • In high context cultures, however, besides the spoken word, body language, gestures, shaking of the head and hand, each convey some meaning. 2008, Justin Paul, International Marketing, →ISBN, page 111:
   • In high context cultures, most of the information is either in the physical context, or internalized in the person. 2009, Lena Robinson, Psychology for Social Workers, →ISBN:
   • 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. 2001, James A. Schnell, Qualitative Method Interpretations in Communication Studies, page 15 0739101471:

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