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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURE AND LANGUAGE - Coggle Diagram
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
Language and culture cannot exist without each other.
METAPHORS ABOUT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Language is the mirror of culture, in the sense that people can see a culture through its language
There are three metaphors that convey an understanding of culture.
Communicative view
Communication is swimming, language is the ability to swim, and culture is water.
Pragmatic view
Communication is like transport: language is the vehicle, and culture is the traffic light.
Philosophical view
Language and culture form a living organism; language is flesh and culture is blood
CULTURAL CONTENT IN
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ITEMS
Language and culture are
two symbolic systems
Language has meaning:
1.-Designative -Sociative
2.- Denotative -Connotative
People of different cultures can refer to different things while using the same language forms.
INSEPARABILITY OF CULTURE
AND LANGUAGE
Language is part of the
culture and plays a role in it
Language simultaneously reflects culture, and is influenced and shaped by it.
“A language is a part of a culture and a culture is a part of a language.”
Culture and language are
inseparable.