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Intercultural Communication Intercultural Communication Defined 1. IC is actually an academic and applied discipline that has developed internationally since the 1950s. Sometimes called “cross-cultural communications” or “comparative culture,” or “transculture”. 2. On one level, IC is represented by culture studies, where we examine the political, economic and lifestyle systems of other countries. 3. On another level, it is applied linguistics, where we seek to understand the relationship between language and culture. 4. IC is a broad and well-developed field of study. 5. IC is an interdis