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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > cultural orientations > intercultural communication theories
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > international and global concepts > intercultural communication theories
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > applications and contexts > intercultural communication theories

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intercultural communication theories  

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  • Intercultural communication refers to the process of interaction between people from different cultures. More specifically, Karlfried Knapp defines it as the interpersonal interaction between members of groups that differ from each other in respect to the knowledge shared by their members and their linguistic forms of symbolic behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Intercultural Communication Theories]

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