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In academic field,silence is classified as part of the nonverbal communication.Edward T.Hall regarded silence as a key standard of dividing high-context cultures and low-context cultures(毕 46).In high-context cultures,information is provided through gestures,the use of space,and even silence.Little information is explicitly explained by words.Chinese,Japanese,Native American cultures are high-context ones.However,“in low-context cultures,the verbal message contains most of the information and very little is embedded in the context.”(Samovar,A.Larry,Richard E.Porter and Lisa A.Stefani 79).How do people from different cultures respond to silence? How their values affect their attitudes? What causes silence?
In academic field, silence is classified as part of the nonverbal communication. Edward T.Hall regarded silence as a key standard of dividing high-context cultures and low-context cultures (Bi 46) .In high-context cultures, information is provided through gestures, the use of space, and even silence. Little information is explicitly explained by words. Chinese, Japanese, Native American cultures are high-context ones. Yet, “in low-context cultures, the verbal message contains most of the information and very little is embedded in the context. ”(Samovar, A. Larry, Richard E. Porter and Lisa A. Stefani 79). How do people from different cultures respond to silence? How their values affect their attitudes? What causes silence ?