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We use words to
➢ communicate with the outside world. ➢ share the past. ➢ exercise some control over the present. ➢ form images of the future.
Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication
in a 房子. In English, we live in a house. In Spanish,
we live in a casa. In Thai, we live in a ban.
Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication
1. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Taboo and Euphemism
Direct Plan
Indirect Plan
Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication
Lead-in case: Success Story
Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication
Navajo do not have the differentiated vocabulary connected Biblioteka Baiduith time and clocks.
One of the problems in dealing with people from other cultures is that we translate concepts from a foreign language and culture with words that fit our expectations. Eg. For Americans “tomorrow” means midnight to midnight,
Text A Significance of Verbal Communication
Verbal intercultural communication
Verbal intercultural communication happens when people from different cultural backgrounds communicate with each other by using language.
Eg. In Arabic, the camel plays significant roles in people’s life, so there are more than 40 words for “camel”. Nothing is more important than rice to the Chinese, so we have expressions like “人是铁,饭是钢” and “铁饭碗”.
Self-enhancement / Selfeffacement
Elaborate / Exacting / Succinct
Personal / Contextual
Instrumental / Affective
jorgon
Dialect and Sociolect
Pidgin and Lingua Franca
Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication
3. Language as a Reflection of Values
Language reflects cultural values. Eg. Time does not play a role in Navajo life. As a result, the
Eg. In the Amazon area snow is not a part of the environment; therefore, people in that region do not have a word for snow. Most Americans use terms such as snow, powder snow, sleet, slush, blizzard, and ice.
2. Language as a Reflection of the Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication Environment
The environment influences the appropriate vocabulary.
Language reflects the environment in which we live.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Chapter Outline
Verbal Intercultural Communication
Significance of Verbal Communication
Language and Culture
Verbal Communication
Styles
Language Diversity
Written Communication
Language as a Reflection of the
Environment
Language as a Reflection of Values
The Meaning of Words
Direct / Indirect
linguistic determinist interpretation---Language structure controls thoughts and cultural norms.
linguistic relativity interpretation---Culture is controlled by and controls language.
Text B Language and Culture
Word differences are obvious in various languages. The relation between word and its meaning is arbitrary. For example, in Chinese, we live
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