Abstract

As an interdisciplinary and applied discipline of anthropology, sociology and communication, cross-cultural communication plays an increasingly important role in the fields of linguistics, foreign language teaching and translation. Context is an important part of cross-cultural communication. There is a close relationship between cultural context and cross-cultural communicative competence. Cultural context, which is based on the communicative purpose, the cultural background of the spoken or written discourse, including a variety of related factors, such as writing, customs, religions and values, to guide a smooth process of communication. Different countries had formed different cultural backgrounds in the long history, so they will produce different, even diametrically opposed cultural context, which makes cross-cultural communication more difficult. Through the analysis of the differences between the different countries and regions, we can improve the cultural sensitivity, at the same time, adapt to different cultural context, improve the efficiency of cross-cultural communication. 

Key words: Culture; Cultural context; Context; Intercultural communication 

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1  Introduction-1

2  Culture and Communication-3

2.1 Understanding Culture-3

2.1.1 Defining Culture-3

2.1.2 Features of Culture-4

2.1.3 Cultural Conflicts-5

2.2 Understanding Communication-7

2.2.1 Defining Communication-7

2.2.2 Cross-Cultural Communication-8

2.3 The Importance of Cross-cultural Communication-8

3  Cultural Context in Cross-cultural Communication-11

2.1 A Summary of Context-11

2.1.1  Context Studies-11

3.1.2  Classification of Context-12

3.1.3 The features of Context-12

3.2 The feasibility and necessity of the construction of cross-cultural communication context-13

3.3 The construction of cross-cultural communication context-14

3.3.1 Construction of linguistic context-14

3.3.2 Construction of cultural context-15

3.3.3 Construct a communicative context-16

4  The Operation Process of Cross-cultural Communication Context and Its Theoretical Support-18

5  Conclusion-20

Bibliography-21

Acknowledgements-22