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1d Compare and contrast verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors in intercultural contexts (CLO 1)

Linguistics
Denotative
Connotative
Constitutive
Regulative
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Linguistic Determinism
Linguistic Relativism
Cliché
Jargon
Slang
High/Low Context
Direct/Indirect
Elaborate/Understated
Concrete/Abstract
Linear/Circular
Informal/Formal
Self-Enhancement/Self-
Effacement
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Interpreters

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