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In a high-context culture, such as Japan is often described, which feature of communication is typical?

In a high-context culture, meaning relies heavily on context, tone, gestures and relationships rather than only on explicit words. Much is left unsaid and understood from shared background, which contrasts with low-context cultures where messages are direct and spelled out in detail.

  1. AMeaning is conveyed mainly through explicit words alone
  2. BMeaning relies heavily on context, tone, gestures and relationshipsCorrect
  3. CWritten contracts are always avoided
  4. DSilence is always a sign of disagreement

Explanation

High-context cultures (Edward Hall) depend on shared context, non-verbal cues and relationships, with much left implicit. Explicit word-based messaging describes low-context cultures. The other options are overgeneralisations.

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