语言中的文化

作者简介

《语言中的文化》This book intends to provide the basic knowledge about language and culture which is practical and helpful in the language learning. It will be of great use to advanced under-graduates, as well as English learners. Language and culture are closely interrelated. Language is the cartier of culture and culture is the soil of language. One is inseparable from the other. Therefore, it is impossible to learn a language well without the good command of its culture. This book is an endeavor to explore the cultural factorS embodied in language. It is a contrastive  study  of  cultural  differences  from  the perspective of different levels of language, namely, vocabulary, syntax and text as well.

书籍目录

Chapter One  Introduction  1.1  Why Do We Study This Course?  1.2  What Is Culture?  1.3  Features of Culture  1.4  Classification of Culture  1.5  The Relationship between Language and CultureChapter Two  Comparing and Contrasting of Cultures  2.1  Necessity of Comparing and Contrasting Cultures  2.2  Method of Comparing and Contrasting CulturesChapter Three  A Touch of Chinese Philosophy--ConfucianismChapter Four  Differences of Thought Patterns  4.1  Analytical Thinking vs. Comprehensive Thinking  4.2  Abstract Thinking vs. Figurative Thinking  4.3  Converse Thinking vs. Straight ThinkingChapter Five  Cultural Connotation of Color Words(I)  5.1  Red vs. “红” and Their Cultural Connotations  5.2  White vs. “白” and Their Cultural Connotations  5.3  Black vs. “黑” and Their Cultural ConnotationsChapter Six  Cultural Connotation of Color Words(II)  6.1  Green vs. “绿” and Their Cultural Connotations  6.2  Yellow vs. “黄” and Their Cultural Connotations  6.3  Blue vs. “蓝” and Their Cultural ConnotationsChapter Seven  Cultural Connotation of Animal Words in English and Chinese  7.1  Complete Corresponding Relationship  7.2  Half Corresponding Relationship  7.3  Non-corresponding RelationshipChapter Eight Idioms in English and Chinese  8.1  The Definition of Idioms  8.2  The Sources of Idioms  8.3  The Classification of IdiomsChapter Nine  Cultural Differences in Syntactic Structures  9.1  Hypotactic vs. Paratactive  9.2  Abstract vs. Figurative  9.3  Inanimate vs. AnimateChapter Ten  Cultural Differences in Communicative Style  10.1  Inductive  10.2  DeductiveChapter Eleven  Nonverbal Communication  11.1  What Is Nonverbal Communication?  11.2  Channels of Nonverbal Communication  11.3  Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication  11.4  Functions of Nonverbal Communication  11.5  Cultural Influence on Nonverbal Communication

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