新编跨文化英语交际Unit4-01Language_and_Culture全解.ppt

Unit4-01 What is Language 1)a system of communication that enables humans to cooperate. 2) a formal system of symbols governed by grammatical rules combining particular signs with particular meanings. 3)a particular set of sentences that can be generated from a particular set of rules. ----Noam Chomsky What is Culture? culture is taken as an integrated system of learned behavior patterns which are characteristics of the members of a society and which are not the result of biological inheritance. Some describe that culture is a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of a society use to cope with their world and with one another . Relationship between language and culture Language is a part of culture Language is the carrier and container of the culture Language is influenced and shaped by culture Every people has its distinct language and culture. Different cultures make their different ideas, values and beliefs reflected in different languages. conclusion 1). While language is principally used to communicate meaning, it is also used to establish and maintain social relationships. 2). Users of the same language in a sense all speak differently. The kind of language each of them chooses to use is in part determined by his social background. And language, in its turn, reveals information about its speaker. conclusion 3). To some extent, language, especially the structure of its lexicon, reflects both the physical and the social environments of a society. 4). As a social phenomenon, language is closely related to the structure of the society in which it is used, and the evaluation of a linguistic form is entirely social examples to show the relationship between language and culture Translate the following： I’m afraid she’s too far from the cradle for you. 对你来说，她恐怕太老了。 Idiom: from the cradle to the grave.从生到死。 He is really robbing the cradle. 老牛