文化语境与交际

Cultural Context and Communication

语境是与语言有关的因素,语言是在语境中呈现,在语境中生成意义。人类交际中的社会文化特征是理解语言的重要因素,交际的过程也就是语境建构的过程。由于文化的差异和语境的复杂性,跨文化交际中的顺应比较困难。文化语境成为制约语言理解的各种因素。文化语境是理解交际的认知基础,它有利于我们解读语言交际的性质,消除话语的歧义。

Context is connected with language in that language is presented and acquires sense in some context. The social and cultural features of human communication are critical in understanding languages. The communication process is also one of context construction. Owing to cultural differences and complexity of context, it is difficult to achieve accommodation in intercultural communication. Cultural context is the cognitive foundation of communication understanding. It helps us understand the nature of communication and eliminate the possible ambiguity.