What is the difference between intercultural communication and cross-cultural communication?

Question

What is the difference between intercultural communication and cross-cultural communication?

Answer 1

intercultural communication=within a particular culture

cross-cultural communication=between cultures

Answer 2

umm, i was just asked the question, myself and hesitated on intr/intra/cross .. now i sense and humbly suggest inter=cross and intra=within one, is general usage .. unless one is going into finer things ..  eg, Cross-cultural communication (also frequently referred to as intercultural communication) .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cultu...

and ..

The authors reveal that doctors are dissatisfied with the treatment they provide to their non-native patients, and that they cite cultural differences and language barriers as the key factors causing the disappointment with the level of care that they provide.

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cross-cu...