1、Language and cultureFor Lemon Grass What is language , what is culture and the relationship between them. Dialect(方言) in different culture. Idioms(俗語) in different culture. Chinese + English = Chinglish(中國式英語) The significance of cultural learning in learning language Conclusion OutlineWhat is Langu

2、age? 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 fu

3、nction , 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 c

4、ommunity. 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

5、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

6、 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 cultureDifferent town has different dialect. If 2 persons coming from different place do not learn Pu

7、tonghua , they will confused by separate dialect.Dialect in different culturePeople in North America of different areas speak different English. Idioms in different culture Idioms as a special form of language exit in both of them and carry a large amount of cultural information such as history , ge

8、ography , and religion , custom , nationality psychology , thought pattern and etc , and therefore are closely related to culture . Idioms basically comes from the folk, and to a great extent , reflects a nationalitys cultural characteristics , and the different nationalitys experience of life and t

9、he national languages.For example Britain Island is surrounded by sea . Thats the reason that words or terms about sea and boat are rich , such as smooth sailing , all at sea ; ship ,ferry ,canoe ,barge ,yawl .For example On the contrary ,Chinese people have been living in the Asia Island for thousa

10、nds of years and agriculture has a long history. They have mysterious and awesome feeling toward sea .We can know from the terms 海水不可斗量， 海底撈針， 茫茫大海 ，煙波浩渺。And there are many terms deriving from farming .For instance 種豆南山下, 草盛豆苗稀，解甲歸田。Some idiomsTo keep ones head above water(奮力圖強)All at sea(不知所措)A pac

11、k of rogues(狐朋狗友)You are a lucky dog(你是一個幸運兒)Every dog has his three day(凡人皆有得意日)Old dog will not learn new tricks (老人學不了新東西)God helps those who help themselves(天助自助者)Go to hell(下地獄去吧)Pandoras box(潘多拉的盒子)To rest on ones oars(暫時歇一歇)Chinese +English =ChinglishChinglish(中國式英語) is more and more popular

12、in Chinese lives .The appearance of Chinglish is also reflecting the relationship between language and culture .Certainly ,it shows a special kind of relationship between English language and Chinese culture. The wind of Chinglish sweeps across the country especially on the internet . Now almost all

13、 the people know it and will use it once in a while . Even the westerners start to accept it gradually.For example好好學習天天向上 Day day up ,good good study.好久不見 Long time no see.讓我看看 Let me see.給你點顏色看看 Give you some color see see . Conclusion on Chinglish Different language merges into different language

14、 and different culture , which is likely to develop a new kind of language . Language is a communicative tool and has been staying develop and change .As long as we can understand the meaning of peoples words and have no trouble to normal conversation. A language does reflect the culture of a societ

15、y , but only in certain aspects , especially in its hierarchy of vocabulary and its discourse patterns . Changes in culture result in new types of discourse .The significance of cultural learning in learning languageLearning a foreign language is in separable from learning its culture. We need to le

16、arn enough about the language s culture so that we can communicate in the target language properly to achieve not only the linguistic competence but also the pragmatic or communicative competence as well.Anyone studying a foreign language has to be bicultural as well as bilingual to speak the new la

17、nguage in a way that it is not disparaging to the culture and its origin . Language does not end at the meaning or the use of words associated to a cultures words represent beliefs ,history ,and the culture of their origin and they must be used accordingly.The significance of cultural learning in le

18、arning languageAvatarJack learns navi language. College students communicate with each other . ConclusionsIn a word ,Language is the carrier of culture ,the main expressional form of culture ,which develops along with nation , country and societys development . Language is a part of a nations culture . Language and culture are closely related to and depend on each other through their history . The native language is acquired along with the ways , attitudes