Languageandculture介绍语言与文化的课堂.pptVIP

Language and culture For Lemon Grass 1 ? 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 2 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. 3 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. 4 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 . 5 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. 6 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. 7 Dialect in different culture People in North America of differen