修辞与文化背景

Rhetoric and Cultural Background

修辞是人类文明的一项重要成果 ,它是文化的一部分 ,又是其他文化因素的载体和表征。修辞现象与文化现象紧密地交织在一起 ,二者间的影响制约与渗透是双向的。本文着眼于文化对修辞的影响与制约 ,探讨修辞手段产生。

Rhetorical theory is one of important achievements of human being's civilization. It is a part of culture as well as the carrier and the token of other cultural elements. Rhetorical phenomena are closely connected with cultural ones and they restrict and infiltrate each other. The paper emphasizes the influence of culture on rhetoric, the emergence, development and use of rhetorical means and the understanding of the cultural background.