Language, culture, society.pptVIP

Language, culture, society Chapter 7 Language, culture, society This chapter focuses on the discussion of relationship between language and culture, language and society. 7.1 Language and culture Language is an indispensable carrier of culture. Culture finds a better representation through language use. 语言是文化的载体,具有不可替代的重要性; 文化通过语言得以凸现,其表现力得到充分展示. 7.1.1 How does language relate to culture? Since the beginning of the eighteenth century, the linguistic study of language has been either comparative and historical or structural and formalized in nature. Some change was observed at the start of