Cross-Cultural Communication Skills

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• The presentation was designed to be understood even by non-speakers, with explanations provided on non-speakers.
• I'll make sure to simplify my explanation for the non-speakers, with extra details on non-speakers.
• I'll break it down for the non-speakers, giving them the lowdown on non-speakers.
• His gestures were so clear that they spoke volumes even on non-speakers.