思维、语言及跨文化交际

Thinking,language and cross-cultural communication

从交际功能和思维功能看,语言是文化的一种表现形式,是特殊的心理行为。语言与思维之间复杂的关系表现在二者既相对独立,又互有影响,是辩证统一的关系。不同文化体系具有不同的思维方式,其中中西方思维最具代表性。而思维方式同语用形式密切相关,直接体现了一个民族的思维风格和语言心理倾向。

In terms of communicative function and thinking,language is a form of expression of cul-ture and a special psychological beh avior.The complicated relationshi p between language and thought is manifested by the fact that they two are not only independent of each other but interact.They are of dialectical and unitary r elations.Different culture system s have different thinking mod-els,and among them the most typical a re Chinese and Western styles of thin king.Thinking model is closely associated with forms of lan guage and it reflects the nation's style of thought and psycho-logical tendency of language.