Massive corpora and models of cross‑cultural communication styles in Cognitive Linguitics

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladan Pavlović
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Cognitive Linguistic ◽  
Main Verb ◽  
Interactional Perspective ◽  
The Given ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract The paper addresses a pair of construction variants: the N1 V for N2 to-infinitive construction and its version without for, in the cases when both are possible with the same main verb (I need for him leave / I need you to stop). It aims to point to the importance of the use of massive e-corpora in gaining better insight into the given construction pair. It also aims to test the hypothesis that the obtained quantitative data from such corpora can at least partially be accounted for by the interplay of: (1) the differences in the semantics of the two construction variants (based on combining relevant cognitive-linguistic insights), (2) the differences in the lexical semantics of the main verbs, and (3) extra-linguistic factors dealt with by models of cross-cultural communication styles. The paper thus argues for a tighter integration of cognitive-linguistic insights and a social-interactional perspective on language phenomena.

Too early to say: The English too ADJ to V construction and models of cross-cultural communications styles

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-321
Author(s):  
Vladan Pavlović
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Indian English ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The Given

Abstract This paper studies the English too ADJ to V construction. It starts with a (multiple) distinctive collexeme analysis (as one of the subtypes of collostructional analysis) of the ADJ-V pairs appearing in the given construction in three regional varieties of English (American, British and Indian English) based on the GloWbE corpus. This analysis establishes the most distinctive and most strongly repelled ADJ-V pairs in the respective varieties. These results are then interpreted from the perspective of three models of inter-cultural and cross-cultural communication styles. The paper demonstrates that the most distinctive and the most repelled ADJ-V pairs do differ across the three varieties and that this may reflect subtle differences in the underlying cultural conceptualizations. The paper also introduces the notion of ‘(multiple) distinctive collexeme analysis of co-varying collexemes’, as an extension of the existing notion of the given type of collostructional analysis.

COMMUNICATION DIFFERENCES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slagjana Stojanovska ◽  
◽  
Kristina Velichkovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Multicultural Teams ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Communication Differences

This paper aims to examine the challenges of cross-cultural communication in multicultural teams and the resolution of conflicts arising during that process of communication. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on individuals coming from various cultural backgrounds to determine how cultural differences affect the organizational communication styles, their perception of conflict situations and the choice of conflict resolution procedures. The study is underpinned by a literature review of cross-cultural communication and theories on culture, conflict resolution and multicultural team dynamics. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory will be used to define the cultural differences using four dimensions: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and masculinity vs femininity. The outcome of the study assesses the intercultural communication competence of employees in North Macedonia and gives recommendations on how to improve communication and avoid conflicts that plague multicultural teams.

Problems in cross-cultural communication

1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Eric Gunderson ◽  
Lorand B. Szalay ◽  
Prescott Eaton
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication

MODERNISM AND THE PROBLEM OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Irina Stanislavova ◽  
Galina Solovyova
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural System ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Functional Integrity

The article is devoted to the study of issues related to the problem of “intercultural com-munication”.The complexity and relevance of this problem for the modern stage of cultur-al development is shown. Modernism is seen as an element of erosion of the functional integrity and balance of the dominant cultural system. Based on this research, a number of conclusions are made.

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