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Language and Culture
Definition of Language and Culture
Language is what the members of a particular
society speak .
Culture is symbolic communication. The
meanings of the symbols are learned and deliberately perpetuated in a society through its institutions
Speakers of different language will, therefore have different world-views.
American Indian language that led
Whorf divide linguistic into two
groups
American Indian
language that led Whorf
divide linguistic into two groups
language Standard Average
European (SAE).
Relationship Between Language and Culture
Four key constructs underlie the integral relationship between culture and language
Culture defines language, and
language shapes culture.
Language is a symbol of
cultural and personal identity.
Cultural groups have different
worldviews based on their own culture’s
shared experiences.
Language is the medium
through which individuals
transmit culture from generation to generation.
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