Language barrier
Difficulty in communication experienced by speakers of different languages or dialects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Sly and Robbie album, see Language Barrier (album).
A language barrier is a figurative phrase used primarily to refer to linguistic barriers to communication, i.e. the difficulties in communication experienced by people or groups originally speaking different languages, or even dialects in some cases.[1][2][3]
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Language barrier impedes the formation of interpersonal relationships and can cause misunderstandings that lead to conflict, frustration, offense, violence, distress, and wasting time, effort, money, and human life.[4]