Cultures impact on verbal communication 04 跨文化的交际 .pptVIP

Session 3 Cultures impact on verbal communication I（2 hours） Language; language and culture; culture and word meaning 1. What is language? A set of symbols and the rules for combining those symbols that are used and understood by a community of people (曾蕾, 2003). 1. What is language? Human speech; The ability to communicate by this means; A system of vocal sounds and combinations of such sounds to which meaning is attributed, used for the expression or communication of thoughts and feelings; The written representation of such a system; Any means of expressing or communicating, as gesture