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Join us as we continue to explore pragmatics in the workplace, or the intercultural and interpersonal factors that affect how one communicates and interprets meaning in various workplace contexts. This week we will consider the effects of social distance, or how close the relationship is between speakers, on communication.

Thank you to Madi Collins, CASLS Graduate Student Worker, and Cameron Teubner-Keller, CASLS Student Worker, for creating this week’s Activity and Video.

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• Check out the Activity of the Week! In this activity, learners compare how they communicate with others at work depending on the perceived social distance in those relationships.
• Check out this article for more considerations about how closeness of relationship can affect communication and team-building in the workplace.
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