语言学Chapter 7.ppt

Language, Culture Society Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society Language is an essential and important part of a given culture and the impact of culture upon a given language is intrinsic and indispensable. The study of the relationship between language, culture, and society is the task of sociolinguistics. Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society It provides us a new perspective to general linguistics. In this chapter we will discuss respectively the relationship between (1) language and culture and the relationship between (2) language and society and we’ll know some new trends and development in the field of linguistics. Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society 7.1 Language and culture culture：It is one of the basic studies of society and other literae humaniores. The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society 7.1 Language and culture These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population and with respect to a particular category, such as a field, subject, or mode of expression. Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society 7.1 Language and culture The word “culture” originated from Latin word “cultum”. It means the cultivation of soil, i.e. tillage. It also means the breeding of animals or growing of plants, especially to produce improved stock, the growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium, such a growth or colony, as of bacteria. Chapter 7 Language, Culture Society 7.1 Language and culture Culture also denotes a personal quality resulting from the development of intellect, manners, and aesthetic appreciation. Culture implies enlightenment attained through close association with and appreciation of the highest level of civilization. Cultivation suggests the process of self-