Based on the premise of your question, it seems as if the term ‘linguistic aspects’ refer to the social/cultural components of linguistics and not only the language itself. Body language, the conception of time, etc. are all socio-cultural markers of linguistics. For instance, Koreans exhibit a high level of respect for the elderly, which show in both the Korean language itself and certain body language. Some cultural acts of respect manifest themselves in different forms of greeting and during social occasions. When younger Koreans greet the elderly, they must bow while greeting them to show respect. When younger Koreans also drink during social occasions when the elderly is present, they must look away to one side and drink with two hands. Such particular sociocultural manifestations of body linguistics to heed respect to the elderly
Moreover, the Korean language itself, just like the Spanish language, uses honorifics; when a younger individual speaks to someone older, he or she utilizes a slightly different grammatical form to establish respect. Both the Korean and the Spanish language conjugates verb tenses differently to address the elderly (or to anyone else to establish respect).
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