The English language in its development course embraces every aspect of social life and it reflects the unique cultural tradition of the western society. The bible has had a huge impact on western culture. There are a...The English language in its development course embraces every aspect of social life and it reflects the unique cultural tradition of the western society. The bible has had a huge impact on western culture. There are a lot of English words from the bible. This paper from derived words, euphemism, idiom, proverb and British and American literature perspectives discusses the linguistic artistic characteristics of the bible and its influence on the English language.展开更多
The Bible,which covers ancient Hebrew and Greek politics,history,legislation,philosophy,geography,traditions,cus toms and arts,has been regarded as an all-including encyclopedia.Moreover,its brief,specific but natural...The Bible,which covers ancient Hebrew and Greek politics,history,legislation,philosophy,geography,traditions,cus toms and arts,has been regarded as an all-including encyclopedia.Moreover,its brief,specific but natural and graceful language is cherished as English learners'delicacies.A good command of its words will help people with their studies of English and Western culture.The paper aims at understanding the essence of the English language and western culture on the basis of researching Eng lish vocabulary to the Bible is derived.展开更多
文摘The English language in its development course embraces every aspect of social life and it reflects the unique cultural tradition of the western society. The bible has had a huge impact on western culture. There are a lot of English words from the bible. This paper from derived words, euphemism, idiom, proverb and British and American literature perspectives discusses the linguistic artistic characteristics of the bible and its influence on the English language.
文摘The Bible,which covers ancient Hebrew and Greek politics,history,legislation,philosophy,geography,traditions,cus toms and arts,has been regarded as an all-including encyclopedia.Moreover,its brief,specific but natural and graceful language is cherished as English learners'delicacies.A good command of its words will help people with their studies of English and Western culture.The paper aims at understanding the essence of the English language and western culture on the basis of researching Eng lish vocabulary to the Bible is derived.