High – low context communication: Vietnamese style

Tóm tắt

Communication presents at all times in our daily life. In order to understand a person
and the culture that person comes from, one has to look around, past and inside that person. There are deeply embedded values and thoughts which have shaped a person's behavior. Words alone cannot tell because a single word can be used in many different contexts. Basing on Edward T. Hall's concept (1959, 1966, 1976, 1983) of high-context and low-context communication, the paper illustrates the communication styles and cultural features of Vietnam.