Question

Peter, a young man from South Africa, and Katlyn, a young woman from England, meet in a club in Baltimore. Because of the cultural background differences, Katlyn cannot tell if Peter is flirting with her. Which dialectic may help Katlyn understand this situation? cultural-individual personal-contextual differences-similarities history/past-present/future

Answer 1

Answer: Personal contextual dialect

Explanation: A personal-contexual dialect describes our Personal mode of communication. In this mode of communication, context is placed when communicating with an individual from a different culture. Like in the example stated above, Kaylyn has to understand John's communication dialect in order to understand what he's doing exactly.