INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FROM A SLOVAK SPEAKER’S VIEW
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FROM A SLOVAK SPEAKER’S VIEW

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with basic issues related to intercultural communication. It introduces key terms related to the field and briefly touches on non-verbal intercultural communication. More attention is paid to verbal intercultural communication, and specifically the encounter of Slovak learners with the English language, and the reflection of Slovak and English cultures in language patterning. In the verbal intercultural communication section, the exemplification of Slovak vs. English language patterning is included. The paper is the author’s preliminary contribution to the field of differences in Slovak-English communication based on the observation of culture-related particularities appearing in the language in accord with the provided understanding of the term ‘culture’.

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