The Different Language and Culture

The language and the culture belong to the social phenomenon, the language, one of social cultural essential factors, which is the cultural carrier. The culture is handed down through language, they have close relationship. The language is used in the certain cultural context, the language use receives cultural the restriction, the differences between languages have reflected the differences of national culture. Because each nationality's geographical position, the historical development, the thinking mode, the habits and customs, the value , the religious belief and so on are different, thus has formed the different cultural standard, namely so-called cultural difference. The culture teaches people how to use the language, but certain language forms only then in the specific cultural context, can have the related language human relations significance. Like the Chinese culture adopts frequently from censures or the denial form replied the commendation shows modestly, but English nationality then adopts the affirmation form, replies "Thank you". The human relations ability both included four languages abilities (to listen, to say, to read, writes), and has included the social culture ability, namely could carry on the harmonious human relations with another kind of cultural person the ability. In in the Trans-Culture background language learning environment, the biggest barrier is the cultural difference brings the influence. Therefore, lacks the understanding of the culture, we can't communicate easily and we may misunderstand each other

I have arrived in American two weeks ago. I possibly did not know what others said to me is anyting but I can feel the big different language and culture between China and English.

In the Chinese culture, the turtle has two kinds of meanings: On the other hand symbolize longevity, and then call names on the other hand. But didn't associate so in the western culture, tortoise however is activity slow-moving, ugly animal just.

Say for China, the bat is a good luck, health, happy symbol. These association of thoughts may come to name-Fu and blessing of word bat together sound. At the foreign country, people speak of bat, thought of ugly and brutish image.

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