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Causes such as international trade and ease of transportation have resulted in the
emergence of globalization. The effects of our modern time developments have
increased the capacity for international interaction across cultures (Wang & Le,
2006). The outcome of globalization contributes to advancements in intercultural
communication studies (Penbek, Yurdakul, & Cerit, 2009). Today, the world is
considered as a village in which coping with differences is a major motive for
speakers, a phenomenon referred to as conforming. Differences in values, attitudes,
ethnicity, social practices, religion, etc. exist and need to be observed and valued
with respect. Speakers need the ability to adapt their attitude towards foreign
interlocutors by being flexible. It is a critical necessity for one to survive in the
globalized world of this century. Individuals negotiate, realize, or even reject
identities through speech which is used for expressing identity in a more significant
degree than using such cultural artifacts as dress, food, housing, etc. (Wardhaugh,
2006). Our knowledge of the world and our experience of social realities influence
our interpretations in general; even the use of personal pronouns might be an
indicator of identity (Bloor and Bloor, 2007). Human experience is in close contact
to language which is a window through which one observes the world which is
spoken of (Johnstone, 2008).
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