Language barriers in communication exist due to:

SOLUTION

Communication refers to the exchange of information from one person to another. Effective communication occurs only when the receiver understands the exact information or idea that the sender intended to transmit.

A few Barriers to Effective Communication are anything that prevents understanding of the information leading to failure of the communication process is termed as barriers.

Semantic/Language Barriers: Semantic is the science of meaning. The same words and symbols carry different meanings to different people. It is a problem of language and the absence of clarity and precision in the subject. The meaning intended by the sender may be quite different from the meaning followed by the receiver and this leads to a semantic barrier. A few of the semantic barriers in formal communication include:

• Symbols with different meanings:  In verbal communication, a particular word may have a variety of meanings. E.g., the word ‘lie’ might have the meanings, ‘laying down’ or ‘a false statement’.
• The difference in Language: This is an obvious barrier where there is no common vehicle to convey ideas and feelings.
• Faulty Translation:  The message must be accompanied by an interpretation that will be understood by the receiver.
• Poor Vocabulary: The communicator should know the clear precise meaning of the used words or else they will not make clear the idea to be communicated. It is the difference in the sender's user vocabulary and the receiver's recognition vocabulary.
• Unqualified Assumptions: Though a message appears to be specific, its underlying assumptions may not be clear to the receiver.
• Words having multiple meanings: Similar sounding words like access, excess, flour, flower, cite, site and sight can cause misunderstanding in speech. Technical terms or jargon be a barrier to communication as well.
• Misunderstanding due to semantics: Whatever is to be stated should be stated in simple language with minimum use of long and complex sentences.

Therefore, Language barriers in communication exist due to the difference in the sender's user vocabulary and the receiver's recognition vocabulary.