Contradictions of International Communication in the Era of Globalization: Obstacles or Driving Forces?
- Authors: Ter-Minasova S.G1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State University
- Issue: Vol 19, No 4 (2015)
- Pages: 43-48
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9256
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Abstract
Contradictions are supposed to be the basis of human development process. The paper deals with the contradictions and paradoxes in a most important sphere of human activity: international communication. Different kinds of contradictions are to be discussed: general ones shared internationally, i.e. concerning every nation, language and culture as well as those which are specific to present-day Russia.
About the authors
Svetlana G Ter-Minasova
Moscow State University
Email: president@ffl.msu.ru
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
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