Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high context culture

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: high- -con-tex-t -cul-ture
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of high-context culture.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

high context cultures (plural)

Questions

What does high context culture mean?: Alternative form of high-context culture.

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