Which of the following statements about the role of language in cross-cultural communication is NOT correct?
A)Members of low-context cultures are very explicit in using the spoken and written word.
B)In low-context cultures,the message is rarely conveyed by the words someone uses,with greater emphasis on the "context" in which the words are spoken.
C)Australia,Canada and the United States have low-context cultures.
D)Members of high-context cultures use words to convey only a limited part of the message.
E)In high-context cultures,must of the message communicated must be inferred or interpreted from the context,which includes body language,the physical setting and past relationships.

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In low-context cultures, the message is conveyed primarily through explicit words, not the context. The statement incorrectly describes low-context cultures as relying on context rather than explicit communication.

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