Linguistic and cultural competence of an individual in conditions of intercultural interaction (based on factual material of everyday discourses of interpersonal communication) 

Abstract.

LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN CONDITIONS OF INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION (BASED ON FACTUAL MATERIAL OF EVERYDAY DISCOURSES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION)

Lubomira Hnatiuk

Department of Romano-Germanic philology and foreign literature, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Olena Dzherikh

Department of Romano-Germanic philology and foreign literature, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Abstract

Background: This study investigates the ethnocultural, cognitive-conceptual aspects of intercultural competence to enhance the effectiveness of intercultural interactions. Interpersonal interaction today is predominantly intercultural due to globalization. Effective intercultural communication requires linguistic and cultural competence. Understanding the national character and cultural peculiarities of different linguistic spaces is essential for successful intercultural interactions.

Purpose: The proposed research aims to enhance intercultural competence by systematically analyzing the ethnocultural nuances of interpersonal interactions. Through a comparative examination of similar or identical communicative situations in English-speaking (British, American, Australian) and Ukrainian-speaking contexts, this study will identify key similarities and differences in ethnocultural manifestations. A corpus of approximately 1000 functional units of interpersonal communication, gathered from both literary sources and direct observations, will serve as the empirical foundation for this analysis.

Results: The findings highlight the importance of linguistic and cultural competence in effective interpersonal cross-cultural interaction. Differences in cognitive-conceptual manifestations can impact communication effectiveness and understanding.

Discussion: The study reveals significant variation in the use of phatic communication elements across different English-speaking and Ukrainian-speaking contexts. While American and Australian greeting practices align more closely with Ukrainian norms, characterized by a minimal use of phatic expressions, British greetings demonstrate a greater emphasis on maintaining social distance. Contemporary American and Australian greeting clichés often reflect a desire for social equality and democratization, whereas Ukrainian greetings exhibit a richer emotional palette, suggesting a more expressive and emotionally invested approach to interpersonal communication.

Keywords: intercultural competence, cognitive-conceptual manifestations, ethnocultural uniqueness, context, everyday discourse of greetings, intercultural communication, communicative strategies.

Vitae

Lubomira Hnatiuk, Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) in General Linguistics, Professor. Her areas of research interests include communicative linguistics, cognitive linguistics, comparative linguistics, pragmatics, intercultural studies and text linguistics.  

Correspondence: lhnatiuk@wp.pl 

Olena Dzherikh, senior lecturer of the department of Romano-Germanic philology and foreign literature. Her scientific interests encompass the fields of conceptual linguistics, contrastive linguistics, contrastive semantics, bilingualism, intercultural studies, and text analysis.

Correspondence: o.dzherikh@donnu.edu.ua 

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