文化语言学-IntroductiontoCulturalLinguistics.pptVIP

Introduction to Cultural Linguistics Professor: Sui Huili Student’s name: Ma Jinying(马进莹） Student’s ID Number:Date: Mar. 5, 2011 Linguistic View  Outline 1 Relationship between Language and World View 1）The world is a kaleidoscope of language symbols. 2）Human beings, unlike animals, must face the outside world via language. Actually, the relationship between human beings, the world and language is as following: Language All culture or civilization is dependent on symbols. It is the capability to use symbols that create cultures and culture continuity can be possible only by the use of symbols. Without symbols, cultures could not exist in the world. The most import way to express symbols is by language with clear syllables. Without language, social organization could not be existed in the world…. (Leslie A. White, an American anthropologist ) The category of culture is much larger than language; culture has an effect on language, which has been constrained and influenced by culture during its development and change. It is by creation of culture that language comes into being. Is it true to say that language is the production of culture? 3 Relationship between Language Cultural Differences 4 Significance of Cultural Linguistics The study of cultural linguistics greatly expand the field of linguistics, revealing the cultural connotations that other linguistic school failed to deal with and it can bridge linguistics and other humanities. Chinese cultural linguistics insists that linguistic difference reflects the differences in culture, thoughts and the world view. The establishment and development of Chinese cultural linguistics can deeply explore the unique cultural qualities in Chinese. Language expresses cultural reality. The words people utter