When we learn a foreign language, we do not just notice the differences between that foreign language and our native one, we are also struck, and aided, by numerous features shared by the two languages. This article i...When we learn a foreign language, we do not just notice the differences between that foreign language and our native one, we are also struck, and aided, by numerous features shared by the two languages. This article illustrates the relationship between the language and culture and discusses their differences mainly from the vocabulary and pragmatics, trying to explain that if one learns a language, he/she must be familiar with its culture Only then can he understand the language and culture well, and use the language freely.展开更多
文摘When we learn a foreign language, we do not just notice the differences between that foreign language and our native one, we are also struck, and aided, by numerous features shared by the two languages. This article illustrates the relationship between the language and culture and discusses their differences mainly from the vocabulary and pragmatics, trying to explain that if one learns a language, he/she must be familiar with its culture Only then can he understand the language and culture well, and use the language freely.
