Paralanguage Influences in Intercultural Communication of Foreign Nationals in Cebu, Philippines

Paralanguage is a vital component of metacommunication in human interaction that allows people to convey nuanced meaning and emotion add layers their spoken utterances through manipulation the manner speech. This why paralanguage suggested be considered as primary facet communicative competence effective communication. However, this adversely hampered by challenges between with different cultural backgrounds. because differences have many effects on communication since from cultures communicate using distinct styles language, words, gestures, phrases, other non-lexical components speech, such diction, pitch, tone. Intercultural also includes low high context cultures. Hence, need conduct study crucial explore influence among speakers understand culture experiences coming varied speech communities. The employed narrative analysis lens collect analyze data gathered participants. foreign nationals were interviewed participants deliberately examine intercultural paralanguage. Data deduced Miles Huberman’s thematic analytical framework. Findings revealed greatly influenced engagements local associated existing background communicators involved.