语言与文化作业3

Section I. ｓelect the best answer ｆrom the four choices given. 20%

1. In its narrow sense, culture is _____c______.

A. whatever distinguishes one nation ｆrom all the other nations

B. the attributes of man

C. life way of a population

D.intellectual ｏr academic development

2. In English culture, the introduction rule "_____ D___"s correct.

A. When introducing two males ｏr two females, put the younger person's name first

B. Men don't have to take off their gloves before shaking hands

C. When a man ａnd a woman are to shake hands, it is the man who extends his hand first

D. When introductions are made, start with first names, ａnd add some descriptive notes.

3. When two strangers are introduced to each other in the U.S., they usually start what is called______ D _______

A. free talk.

B. small talk.

C. big talk.

D. introductory talk.

4. One of the main functions of nonverbal communication is_____A____.

A. regulating

B. negotiating

C. word-building

D. complimenting

5. American scholars generally trace the ｏrigin of intercultural communication to__ A_______

A.cultural anthropology.

B.socio-linguistics.

parative education.

D.philosophy.

Section II Decide whether each of the following statements is true ｏr false. Write T for each true statement and F for each false one. 20%

1. Whenever someone responds to the behavior ｏr the behavior residue of another

person, communication has taken place. T

2. In the U.S., it is a compliment to tell someone that he ｏr she has put on some weight. F

3. In the United States, the extended family, rather than the nuclear family, is considered the family. F

4. Nｏrth Americans prefer to sit ｗhere they are side-by-side to one another. T

5. To initiate conversation with an Englishman, you can say It''s raining today，isn''t it ? F

Section III. Translate the following terms into Chinese ａnd then define each of them

in English. 40%

1.cultural communication information

答：交际文化

Cultural communication information refers to the knowledge that is necessary for

successful intercultural communication.

2. chronemics

答：时间学

The study of meanings, usage, and communication

of time is chronemics.

3. church sale

答：在教堂里廉价出售教徒捐赠的东西。

Sale of things donated by followers of a religion in the church.

4. cultural knowledge information

答:知识文化

Section IV Answer the following question in English. 20%

What are the cross-cultural differences of laughing ａnd smiling between American culture ａnd Chinese culture ?

答：

For an English speaker, laughing when others have troubles are very impolite and offensive. But this may not be the case in Chinese culture; Native speakers of English, especially, Americans, tend to smile even to strangers to show friendliness. Even a girl may smile to a male stranger

for no reason other than showing friendliness. In contrast, Chinese speaking persons would not smile to strangers without a reason for doing so. If females do so without any reason they might be viewed as frivolous; in English culture one is expected to treat criticisms seriously and this should not smile when criticized. But in China, when criticized, one might smile to show politeness or that she, as a Chinese expression goes ,“闻过则喜”。