Mengrou Bai

In cross-cultural communication, due to the differences in language usages, social customs, cultural background and values of both parties, pragmatic failures often occur, thus leading to communication interruption or failure. Taking English and Chinese as examples, this paper discusses the types and causes of pragmatic failures.

cross-cultural communication, pragmatic failure, causes analysis

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