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1、Chapter9LanguageandcultureWhatisculture?Inabroadsense,culturemeansthetotalwayoflifeofapeople,includingthepatternsofbelief,customs,institutions,techniques,languageandetc.thatcharacterizesthelifeofthehumancommunity.Inanarrowsense,culturemayrefertolocalorspecificpractice,beliefsorcustoms,whichcanbemostlyfoundinfolkculture,enterprisecultureorfoodculture,etc.Therearegenerallytwotypesofculture:materialandspiritual.Therelationshipbetweenlanguageandculture1.Thesamewordmaystirupdifferentassociationsi。
2、npeopleunderdifferentculturalbackground,e.g.theword“dog”.2.Languageexpressesculturalreality,reflectsthepeople’sattitudes,beliefs,worldoutlooks,etc.3.Theculturebothemancipates(解放;解脱)andconstrainspeoplesocially,historicallyandmetaphorically.4.Culturealsoaffectsitspeople’simaginationorcommondreamswhicharemediatedthroughthelanguageandreflectedintheirlife.5.Ontheonehand,asanintegralpartofhumanbeing,languagepermeates(渗透)inhisthinkingandwayofviewingtheworld,andlanguagebothexpressesandembodiesculturalre。
3、ality;ontheother,language,asaproductofculture,helpsperpetuatetheculture,andthechangesinlanguageusesreflecttheculturalchangesinreturn.Sapir-WhorfhypothesisEdwardSapirandBenjaminWhorf,proclaimedthatthestructureofthelanguagepeoplehabituallyuseinfluencesthewaystheythinkandbehave,i.e.differentlanguagesofferpeopledifferentwaysofexpressingtheworldaround,theythinkandspeakdifferently,thisisalsoknownaslinguisticrelativity.SapirandWhorfbelievethatlanguagefilterspeople’sperceptionandthewaytheycategorizeex。
4、periences.ThisinterdependenceoflanguageandthoughtisnowknownasSapir-WhorfHypothesis.TwoInterpretationsaboutSWHStrongversionbelievesthatthelanguagepatternsdeterminepeople’sthinkingandbehavior;Weakversionholdsthattheformerinfluencethelatter.----ThestudyofthelinguisticrelativityorSWHhasshedtwoimportantinsights(领悟):Thereisnowadaysarecognitionthatlanguage,ascode,reflectsculturalpreoccupations(偏见,成见)andconstrainsthewaypeoplethink.MorethaninWhorf’sdays,however,werecognizehowimportantcontextisincompl。
5、ementingthemeaningsencodedinthelanguage.LinguisticevidenceofculturaldifferencesDenotativemeaning(指示的,外延的,表示的)----ameaningthatcanbefoundinadictionary.Connotativemeaning(内涵的)----ameaningorideasuggestedbyawordorthinginadditiontotheformalmeaningornatureofthewordorthing.Iconic(图象的)meaning----theimageoriconinvoked(援引)inmindbyaword.Forexample,“dog”.SomeculturaldifferencesinlanguageuseGreetingsandtermsofaddressThanksandcomplimentsColorwordsPrivacyandtaboos*EuphemismRoundingoffnumbers(四舍五入)Wor。
6、dsandcultural-specificconnotationsCultural-relatedidioms,proverbsandmetaphorP134-135Euphemism(委婉)Itistosubstituteagreeableorinoffensiveexpressionsforthosethatmayoffendorsuggestsomethingunpleasantinordertoshowpoliteness.Itconveysthewriter’sattitude.Therearetraditionalandcontextualeuphemisme.g.Iunderstandifyoucan’tstaymarriedtome.---Ifyouwanttodivorceme,I’llunderstand---youhaveeveryreasontodoso.(B1L2GoingHome)Hehad…donehisbusinesslikeadogattheroadside…(B3L10DiogenesandAlexander)todie---topassawa。
7、y;todepart;togotosleep;togotoheaventoilet---bathroom,restroom,togotothetoilet---topowderone’snose“…InprivateIshouldmerelycallhimaliar.InthePressyoushouldusethewords‘recklessdisregardfortruth’andinParliament----thatyouregrethe‘shouldhavebeensomisinformed’…”*SimilarChinesefigure:婉曲e.g.尤氏道:“我也暗暗地叫人预备了。----就是那件东西,不得好木头,且慢慢地办着罢。”ThesignificanceofculturalteachingandlearningLearningaforeignlanguageisinseparablefromlearningitsculture.Weneedtolearnenoughaboutthelanguage’sculturesothatwecancommunicatein。
8、thetargetlanguageproperlytoachievenotonlythelinguisticcompetencebutalsothepragmaticorcommunicativecompetenceaswell.CulturaloverlapCulturaloverlapreferstotheidenticalpartofculturebetweentwosocietiesowingtosomesimilaritiesinthenaturalenvironmentandpsychologyofhumanbeings.Forexample,thesuperiortendstorefertohimselforherselfbymeansofkinshipterms,suchas“Havedaddy/mummy/teachertoldyouthat?”Culturaldiffusion(扩散)Throughcommunication,someelementsofcultureAentercultureBandbecomepartofcultureB,thisphenom。
9、enonisknownasculturaldiffusion.Onetypicalexampleofculturaldiffusionistheappearanceofloanwords.Thepracticeofobservingholidaysofforeignoriginsandacceptingconceptsfromothercultures.Theattitudetowardsculturaldiffusion(esp.culturalimperialismowingtolinguisticimperialism)InterculturalcommunicationInterculturalorcross-culturalcommunicationiscommunicationbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcultures(theirculturalperceptionsandsymbolssystemsaredistinctenoughtoalterthecommunicationevent.)Incross-culturalcommuni。
10、cation,weneedtopayspecialattentiontothesignificantdifferencesregardingsocialrelationsandconceptofuniversefromdifferentperspectivessuchaslanguage,food,dress,attitudetowardstime,workhabits,socialbehaviorandreligiousbeliefthatcancausefrustrationsincommunicationsandcontacts.此课件下载可自行编辑修改,此课件供参考!部分内容来源于网络,如有侵权请与我联系删除!。
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