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I Language is an essential and important part of a given culture and the impact of culture up a given language is something intrinsic and indispensable. II Language and Culture Malinowski John P. Firth Franz Boas Edward Sapir Benjamin Lee Whorf Halliday Malinowski Anthropologist Social Cultural Context Trobriand Islands off eastern New Guinea “In its primitive uses, language functions as a link in concerted human activity…” John P. Firth: London School Theory of Context of Situation The relevant features of the participants: persons, personalities (i) The verbal action of the participants (ii) The non-verbal action of the participants B. The relevant objects C. The effects of the verbal action Sociological axiom in language use: “Who speaks (or writes) what language (what language variety) to whom and when and to what end” Sapir-Whorf Hypotheses Our language helps mould our way of thinking and, consequently, different languages may probably express our unique ways of understanding the world. Language may determine our thinking patterns; similarity between languages is relative, the greater their structural differentiation is, the more diverse their conceptualization of the world will be. Linguistic Determinism Linguistic Relativity Halliday Linguistic Potential Actual Linguistic Behavior Social Semiotics Meaning potential III Language Society * * Chapter Seven Language, Culture Society ? Language Culture ? Language Society Gender Age Occupation Social Status Education Regional Factors Social Factors