Define the following terms:
1. Culture: it refers to a learned set of shared interpretations about
beliefs, values, norms and social practices, which affect the behaviors of a relatively large group of people.
2. Intercultural communication: It is communication between people from different cultural backgrounds, or it refers to
communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event.
3. Denotative meaning tends to be described as the definitional, literal, obvious or commonsense meaning of a word.
4. Connotative meaning is used to refer to the socio-cultural associations of the word.
5. In case of inductive reasoning, one stores a number of specific instances and induces a general law or rule or
conclusion that governs or subsumes the specific instances. 6. Deductive reasoning is a movement from a generalization to specific instances: specific subsumed facts are inferred or deduced from a general principle.
7. Analytical thinking patterns：analyze and dissect things into elements in order to understand them properly. The emphasis is upon the parts rather than the whole of things.
8. Synthetic thinking patterns： synthesize elements into a unit, with the emphasis on the “whole”.
9. Verbal Communication ：refers to communication done both orally and in written language
10. Linguistic Determinism: is the idea that language and its
structures limit and determine human knowledge or thought. 11. Linguistic Relativity: holds that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers are able to conceptualize their world.
12. Nonverbal Communication ：involves all nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that is generated by both the source and his or her use of the environment and that has potential message value for the source or receiver.
13. Body language ：refers to all nonverbal codes which are associated with body movements. It includes gestures, head
movements, facial expressions, eye behaviors, postures and other displays that can be used to communicate.
14. Monochronic time (M Time) ：It schedules one event at a time. In these cultures time is perceived as a linear structure just like a ribbon stretching from the past into the future. 15. Polychronic time (P Time) ：It schedules several activities at the same time. In these culture people emphasize the involvement of people more than schedules. They do not see appointments as ironclad commitments and often break them.
16. Taboo refers to some words or actions that are avoided by a particular group of people，or in certain for religious or social reasons.
17. Euphemism means the act of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
18. Paralanguage refers to the rate, pitch and volume qualities of the voice, which interrupt or temporarily take the place of speech and affect the meaning of a message.
19. Individual culture: individuals tend to define themselves by the extent to which they are different from, rather than similar to others. People are encouraged to display self-confidence and assertiveness, disclosure of personal thoughts and feelings.
20. Collectivist culture: place little value on individual identity and great value on group identity. It has been labeled as “we” culture because basic unit is the in-group or collective.
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