languageandculture介绍语言与文化的.ppt

Language and culture For Lemon Grass What is language , what is culture and the relationship between them. Dialect(方言) in different culture. Idioms(俗语) in different culture. Chinese + English = Chinglish(中国式英语) The significance of cultural learning in learning language Conclusion Outline What is Language? Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas , emotions ,and desires by a system of voluntarily produced symbols .These symbols are auditory and are produced by the organs of speech. Sociologists think that language is social behavior and language has a social function , both as a means of communication and also a way of identifying social groups. What is culture? In a broad way , culture means the total way of life of a person ,including the patter of belief , customs , objects , institutions , techniques, and language that characterizes the life of human community. In a narrow way , culture may refer to local or specific practice , beliefs or customs , which can be mostly found in folk culture , enterprise culture of food culture and so on. Relationship between language and culture Language is part of culture. Language is the carrier and container of culture. Language is influenced and shaped by culture. Every people have its distinct language and culture. Different cultures make their different ideas , values and beliefs reflected in different languages . Dialect in different culture Dialect is a mirror of culture . It reflects different culture in different area. Dialect is the form of language that is spoken in one area with grammar , words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language. Dialect in different culture Different town has different dialect. If 2 persons coming from different place do not learn Putonghua , they will confused by separate dialect. Dialect in different culture People in North America of different areas speak different English. Idioms in different culture Idioms as a spe