language and culture.ppt

1、,Chapter 9 Language and Culture,1 What is culture? 2 The relationship b.w. language and culture 3 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 4 Linguistic evidence of cultural differences （for self-study） 5 The significance of cultural teaching and learning 6 Cultural overlap and diffusion 7 Intercultural communication,

2、(P125),What is culture?,1. scope (broad / narrow) 2. content (material / spiritual),Please translate the following sentences into Chinese: 1. Where there is fear, there is modesty. 2. Modest dogs miss much meal. 3. The lady went up the aisle with one man and came back with another.,The relationship

3、between language and culture,1. Language expresses and embodies cultural reality, reflecting the peoples attitudes, beliefs, world outlooks, etc. 2. The culture both emancipates and constrains people socially, historically and metaphorically through their interactions with other members of the same

4、group. (discourse community 68, male) on the road? 2. How do you address a neighbor (25, female; 68 male) of you?,Thanks and compliments,What do you know about the differences in expressing ones gratitude and compliments in China and in western countries? How do we Chinese often respond to others gr

5、atitude and compliments? What about westerners?,Comparative Study of Connotative Meanings of Color Terms 1. associative correspondence (联想对应) 2. associative overlap (联想重合) 3. associative conflict (联想碰撞) 4. associative gap (联想空缺),1. associative correspondence (联想对应): different denotation with identic

6、al connotation e.g. blue Different in form and similar in meaning Similar in form and different in meaning Different in form and different in meaning,Proverbs similar in form and similar in meaning,Look before you leap. Haste makes waste. Many hands make light work. A stitch in time saves nine. Out

7、of sight, out of mind. Where theres a will, theres a way. Strike while the iron is hot.,Proverbs different in form and similar in meaning,Birds of a feather flock together. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Where theres smoke, theres fire. Killing two birds with one stone. The grass is always greene

8、r on the other side of the fence. As poor as a church mouse. Dont put all your eggs in one basket. Let sleeping dogs lie.,Proverbs similar in form and different in meaning,to put new wine in old bottles 旧瓶装新酒。汉语中是中性的，泛指旧形式表现新内容，它可以用作褒义，表创造性。英语中表示强求思想僵化的人接受新观念的“不明智”之举。 to blow ones own horn 自吹自擂;自我炫耀 lock the stable gate after the horse has bolted 亡羊补牢； =太迟了,Proverbs different in form and different in meaning,满招损，谦受益 vs. Where there is fear there is modesty. Modest dogs miss much meat. An excess of modesty obstructs the tongue.