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The document discusses local and global communication in multicultural settings and the importance of intercultural competence. It describes varieties of intercultural communication and registers of spoken and written language. Key points include that language varies based on factors like context, audience, and whether communication is local or global, everyday or specialized, spoken or written.

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The document discusses local and global communication in multicultural settings and the importance of intercultural competence. It describes varieties of intercultural communication and registers of spoken and written language. Key points include that language varies based on factors like context, audience, and whether communication is local or global, everyday or specialized, spoken or written.

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​ ocal and Global Communication in Multicultural

L
Settings.

Living in a globalized world, you encounter people with


diverse cultural backgrounds.

Such interactions occur in social, educational, political and


commercial settings.
It is imperative to understand intercultural communication
for us to enhance our intercultural awareness and
competence. Intercultural competence is essential for us
to live harmoniously despite our differences in culture.

Intercultural communication refers to interaction with


people from diverse cultures.
Forms of Intercultural communication
1.​ Interracial communication-communicating with people
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from different races.


Interethnic communication-interacting with people of
different ethnic origin.
Interethnic communication- interacting with people of
different ethnic origin.
2.​ International communication-communicating between
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representative from different nations.


3.​ Intercultural communication-interacting with members of
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the same racial or ethnic group or co-cultural.

4.​ Intercultural communication-interacting with members


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of the same racial or ethnic group or co-culture .

Varieties and Registers of Spoken Written


Language

The spoken mode is often associated with everyday


registers while the written mode is strongly associated with
academic registers.
Every day and Academic communication, including
spoken, written modes and images, music, videos,
gestures .
In ​linguistics​, the register is defined as the way a speaker
uses language differently in different circumstances. Think
about the words you choose, your tone of voice, even your
body language. You probably behave very differently
chatting with a friend than you would at a formal dinner
party or during a job interview. These variations in
formality, also called stylistic variation, are known as
registers in linguistics. They are determined by such
factors as social occasion, context, purpose, and
audience​.
Types of Linguistic Register
Some linguists say there are just two types of register:
formal and informal. This isn't incorrect, but it is an
oversimplification. Instead, most who study language say
there are five distinct registers.

1.​ Frozen​: This form is sometimes called the static


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register because it refers to historic language or


communication that is intended to remain
unchanged, like a constitution or prayer. Examples:
The Bible, the United States Constitution, the
Bhagavad Gita, "Romeo and Juliet."
2.​ Formal​: Less rigid but still constrained, the formal
​

register is used in professional, academic, or legal


settings where communication is expected to be
respectful, uninterrupted, and restrained. Slang is
never used, and contractions are rare. Examples: a
TED talk, a business presentation, the
Encyclopaedia Brittanica, "Gray's Anatomy," by
Henry Gray.
3.​ Consultative​: People use this register often in
​

conversation when they're speaking with someone


who has specialized knowledge or who is offering
advice. Tone is often respectful (use of courtesy
titles) but may be more casual if the relationship is
longstanding or friendly (a family doctor.) Slang is
sometimes used, people may pause or interrupt
one another. Examples: the local TV news
broadcast, an annual physical, a service provider
like a plumber.
4.​ Casual​: This is the register people use when they're
​

with friends, close acquaintances and co-workers, and


family. It's probably the one you think of when you
consider how you talk with other people, often in a
group setting. Use of slang, contractions, and
vernacular grammar is all common, and people may
also use expletives or off-color language in some
settings. Examples: a birthday party, a backyard
barbecue.
5.​ Intimate​: Linguists say this register is reserved for
​

special occasions, usually between only two people and


often in private. Intimate language may be something as
simple as an inside joke between two college friends or
a word whispered in a lover's ear.

Varieties of Spoken and Written Language


Different nature of language variation as prescribed by
linguist.
1.​ Language varies when communication with people
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within(local) and outside (global) our community.


2.​ Language varies in speaking and in writing.
​

3.​ Language varies in everyday and specialized


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discourses.
There are 8 domains in which language varies depending
on the combinations of different values
Local variations that reflect local usage done in one
local language or multiple local languages.

1.​ Local everyday written-This may include instances of


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local everyday written usage found in the neighborhood


posters.
2.​ Local everyday oral may occur in local communication
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among neighbors in everyday, informal and local


varieties of language.
3.​ Local specialized written—can be found in publications
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and web sites of local societies.


4.​ Local specialized oral involves specialized discourses.
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Global usage
1.​ Global everyday written avoids local colloquialisms to
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make the text accessible to wider communities of


readers. This can be found in international editions of
newspapers and magazines.
2.​ Global everday oral may occur in interactions between
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people coming from different parts of the world when


they talk about everyday casual topics.
3.​ Global specialized written expands to as many readers
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internationally, hence the non-usage of local colloquial


expressions(international research journal articles.
4.​ Global specialized oral occurs when people from
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different parts of the world discuss specialized topics in


spoken for.(paper presentation session in an
international academic conference
Activity: why is it important to use appropriate varieties
and registers of language in certain communication
context?

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