The fact that different cultures have different styles of communication is one reason why

a. gendered speech is uncommon, especially among the Romantic languages.
b. most English speakers are silent.
c. Americans have difficulty ignoring content while Japanese have greater difficulty ignoring intonation.
d. linguistic nationalism is prevalent among American English.
e. Americans do not care about nonverbal communication.


ANS: C

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