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Chapter 18 文化词与文化含义词 文化词（Cultural Words） Peter Newmark calls them ‘Empty Words’ The word (phrase) that carries the meaning of a cultural trait particular to a certain socio-cultural community, that is, whose referent is a unique thing or conception, and therefore that has no corresponding equivalent in other communities, when it is used in cross-cultural communication, is called word of cultural uniqueness or cultural word. Cultural Words – 5 Types 1. Ecological eg. selva, igloo, sirocoo, 三伏, 三九 2. Material eg. swallowtail, 马褂, ravioli, 包子, 粽子 3. Socio-cultural eg. snooker, cricket, t