Linguistic Knowledge Leads to Higher Intercultural Competence Because

Linguistic knowledge leads to higher intercultural competence because:

A) it is the first step everyone needs to take to learn about intercultural communication.
B) we cannot communicate with people from different cultures if the interaction is not conducted in their first language.
C) knowing the difficulty of learning a second language helps us develop empathy for individuals who face challenges in new cultural contexts.
D) fluency in a foreign language increases tolerance for ambiguity.