English Explanatory Dictionary

low-context culture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A culture in which communication tends to be explicit, with little reliance on context or shared understandings to convey meaning.

Word forms

low-context culture low-context cultures low context culture

Etymology

Coined by anthropologist Edward T. Hall in his 1976 book Beyond Culture

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