The study of language and gender,especially the study of gender language differences involves many fields such as psychology,sociology,anthropology,language and literature,news media,education,and so on.Starting from ...The study of language and gender,especially the study of gender language differences involves many fields such as psychology,sociology,anthropology,language and literature,news media,education,and so on.Starting from the broad definition of gender language,this paper composes and reviews the research history of domestic gender language and its differences.Around the research history of domestic gender language,the research period is divided according to the timeline into germination,genesis,and growth.Divided by theme and content,the main content is the phenomenon of sexism in language;the second is the study of gender language style differences;the third is the root causes of sexism and verbal gender differences,i.e.,the construction of the corresponding theories;and the fourth is the discussion of the limitations of the study of gender language in foreign countries.展开更多
Mistakes occur here and there when Chinese learners of English apply the foreign language in practice. This paper analyzes some common mistakes derived from cultural differences and tries to illustrate that language, ...Mistakes occur here and there when Chinese learners of English apply the foreign language in practice. This paper analyzes some common mistakes derived from cultural differences and tries to illustrate that language, as a part of culture should be taught and learnt as an integral part of learning about the target culture so that learners can gain a full understanding and good command of the foreign language.展开更多
Spoken language and written language serve different functions in communication.It’s necessary for English teachers to know the differences between them in order to teach effectively.This thesis analyzes the differen...Spoken language and written language serve different functions in communication.It’s necessary for English teachers to know the differences between them in order to teach effectively.This thesis analyzes the differences between spoken language and written language in four respects and their influence in English teaching.展开更多
With the development of the cross-cultural communication,more and more people have recognized the interaction between language and culture.Each culture has its own characteristic and is different from one another.Beca...With the development of the cross-cultural communication,more and more people have recognized the interaction between language and culture.Each culture has its own characteristic and is different from one another.Because of cultural differences,difficulties often arise in communication between different people.In China,English is taught as a foreign language.Both teachers and students should be aware of the differences between eastern and western culture in their teaching and study.展开更多
This essay,in light of recent studies in foreign language teaching and learning by gender,try to explore the causes why boys are underachieved in language learning from a world-wide perspective and accordingly identif...This essay,in light of recent studies in foreign language teaching and learning by gender,try to explore the causes why boys are underachieved in language learning from a world-wide perspective and accordingly identify what clues for good practice already exist and to offer some tentative suggestions to help the"failing boys".展开更多
Learners differ,so does their language acquisition.Studies show there are several personality factors affecting the process of language of learning.This paper attempts to indicate these factors to help learners have a...Learners differ,so does their language acquisition.Studies show there are several personality factors affecting the process of language of learning.This paper attempts to indicate these factors to help learners have a better understanding of their own learning.展开更多
All languages,the systems of arbitrary symbols,are equally good.Language which is the linguistic behaviour is used for human communication.Therefore,the rules for conversing are determined by certain social requiremen...All languages,the systems of arbitrary symbols,are equally good.Language which is the linguistic behaviour is used for human communication.Therefore,the rules for conversing are determined by certain social requirements.This essay lays emphasis on gender difference in language vocabulary and in using of language so as to reveal the relatedness between language and society and to explore the language development along with social change.展开更多
Chinese and American language and culture differ from each other in five ways as Hypotactic language vs. Paratactic language, Analytical thinking vs. Synthetic thinking, Direct thinking vs. Indirect thinking, Individu...Chinese and American language and culture differ from each other in five ways as Hypotactic language vs. Paratactic language, Analytical thinking vs. Synthetic thinking, Direct thinking vs. Indirect thinking, Individualism vs. Collectivism and Ethics-based vs. Legislation-based. Their implications for college language teaching and learning are worth our attention.展开更多
Studying the relation between language and gender nowadays has been an inevitable requirement of social development. From the perspective of sociolinguistics, this paper will discuss the gender differences in English ...Studying the relation between language and gender nowadays has been an inevitable requirement of social development. From the perspective of sociolinguistics, this paper will discuss the gender differences in English language through several aspects: pronunciation, lexicon, syntax and verbal communication, and try to make scientific, accurate and objective interpretations of the phenomenon.展开更多
The history of language study shows widely different attitudes concerning the relationship between spoken and written language. After a person's born,he or she learns spoken language before learning written langua...The history of language study shows widely different attitudes concerning the relationship between spoken and written language. After a person's born,he or she learns spoken language before learning written language; therefore,many linguists consider written language a written form of spoken language,the function of which is to record the human sounds. Meanwhile,for centuries,the written language held a preeminent place. It was the medium of literature,which was felt to provide language with permanence and authority (David Crystal,2002). Therefore,what are the general differences between spoken and written language to make them present totally different functions? Accordingly,this essay will compare spoken language and written language to identify their general differences in three aspects.展开更多
In language use,the differences between men and women vary in many ways.Men and women use language differently in pronunciation,intonation,vocabulary,grammar,topics etc.because of psychological,social or cultural reas...In language use,the differences between men and women vary in many ways.Men and women use language differently in pronunciation,intonation,vocabulary,grammar,topics etc.because of psychological,social or cultural reasons;Furthermore,the article probes the reasons leading to the differences.展开更多
Sex differences are a fundamental fact of human life and it is not surprising to find them reflected in language. To better study the feminist language, we must contrast it with male language to protrude its specialty.
Discuss the differences between children's first language acquisition and adults'second language acquisition from four aspects:age, motivation, environment, learning process and content in order to help adults...Discuss the differences between children's first language acquisition and adults'second language acquisition from four aspects:age, motivation, environment, learning process and content in order to help adults to learn L2 more efficiently by applying some of the knacks for L1 to L2.展开更多
Individual differences in foreign language learning have long been the concern of linguists and language teachers. Researches on this subject have been carried out in schools, universities and other educational instit...Individual differences in foreign language learning have long been the concern of linguists and language teachers. Researches on this subject have been carried out in schools, universities and other educational institutions and great achievements have been made. As it is, there are many individual differences which affect the learning of foreign languages, such as intelligence, aptitude, motivation, personality, attitude,展开更多
As one of the major individual learner differences in second language learning,motivation is frequently used to account for differential success in learning a foreign language.When comes to the definition of motivatio...As one of the major individual learner differences in second language learning,motivation is frequently used to account for differential success in learning a foreign language.When comes to the definition of motivation,Ellis(2006:537) primarily defines motivation is "the effort learners were prepared to make to learn a language and their persistence in learning." According to Dornyei(2001a:8) motivation is The choice of a particular action,the persistence with it,the effort expended on it.In other words,motivation is responsible for why people decide to do something,how long they are willing to sustain the activity,how hard they are going to pursue it.展开更多
Gender difference in language is an existing and accepted fact in sociolinguistic phenomena.The paper intends to display the differences in language between male and female and five major reasons for such differences ...Gender difference in language is an existing and accepted fact in sociolinguistic phenomena.The paper intends to display the differences in language between male and female and five major reasons for such differences are discussed.Finally the future prospect of gender difference in language is briefly mentioned.展开更多
The paper analyzes the definition of culture, and discusses the relationship between culture and language. By reviewing culture teaching and language teaching approaches, the paper puts forward some practical concerns...The paper analyzes the definition of culture, and discusses the relationship between culture and language. By reviewing culture teaching and language teaching approaches, the paper puts forward some practical concerns about language teaching which firmly fabricate with culture teaching.展开更多
Research on the changes of Lichuan dialect mostly focuses on microlinguistics such as specific vocabulary,syntactic or semantic research,less on the language use and language attitude in sociolinguistics.Therefore,Thi...Research on the changes of Lichuan dialect mostly focuses on microlinguistics such as specific vocabulary,syntactic or semantic research,less on the language use and language attitude in sociolinguistics.Therefore,This study mainly discusses the differences of intergenerational language attitude of Lichuan dialect and the reasons so as to protect traditional dialects in China.11 participants were interviewed.The results reveals the reasons:(1)internal reasons of personal dialect attitudes including cultural confidence,social identity,dialect inheritance;(2)language attitudelanguage contact such as educational background,rural-urban migration,study and work with people from different cities and media development.展开更多
Culture and language are inseparable. A native English speaker has bull inte his language repertoire the cultural assumptions and values with other members of English society. This can be seen clearly in the area of v...Culture and language are inseparable. A native English speaker has bull inte his language repertoire the cultural assumptions and values with other members of English society. This can be seen clearly in the area of vocabulary. While learning new lexical items in English, it is very important for one to know not only their denotations. but also theirconnotations. Connotation,展开更多
文摘The study of language and gender,especially the study of gender language differences involves many fields such as psychology,sociology,anthropology,language and literature,news media,education,and so on.Starting from the broad definition of gender language,this paper composes and reviews the research history of domestic gender language and its differences.Around the research history of domestic gender language,the research period is divided according to the timeline into germination,genesis,and growth.Divided by theme and content,the main content is the phenomenon of sexism in language;the second is the study of gender language style differences;the third is the root causes of sexism and verbal gender differences,i.e.,the construction of the corresponding theories;and the fourth is the discussion of the limitations of the study of gender language in foreign countries.
文摘Mistakes occur here and there when Chinese learners of English apply the foreign language in practice. This paper analyzes some common mistakes derived from cultural differences and tries to illustrate that language, as a part of culture should be taught and learnt as an integral part of learning about the target culture so that learners can gain a full understanding and good command of the foreign language.
文摘Spoken language and written language serve different functions in communication.It’s necessary for English teachers to know the differences between them in order to teach effectively.This thesis analyzes the differences between spoken language and written language in four respects and their influence in English teaching.
文摘With the development of the cross-cultural communication,more and more people have recognized the interaction between language and culture.Each culture has its own characteristic and is different from one another.Because of cultural differences,difficulties often arise in communication between different people.In China,English is taught as a foreign language.Both teachers and students should be aware of the differences between eastern and western culture in their teaching and study.
文摘This essay,in light of recent studies in foreign language teaching and learning by gender,try to explore the causes why boys are underachieved in language learning from a world-wide perspective and accordingly identify what clues for good practice already exist and to offer some tentative suggestions to help the"failing boys".
文摘Learners differ,so does their language acquisition.Studies show there are several personality factors affecting the process of language of learning.This paper attempts to indicate these factors to help learners have a better understanding of their own learning.
文摘All languages,the systems of arbitrary symbols,are equally good.Language which is the linguistic behaviour is used for human communication.Therefore,the rules for conversing are determined by certain social requirements.This essay lays emphasis on gender difference in language vocabulary and in using of language so as to reveal the relatedness between language and society and to explore the language development along with social change.
文摘Chinese and American language and culture differ from each other in five ways as Hypotactic language vs. Paratactic language, Analytical thinking vs. Synthetic thinking, Direct thinking vs. Indirect thinking, Individualism vs. Collectivism and Ethics-based vs. Legislation-based. Their implications for college language teaching and learning are worth our attention.
文摘Studying the relation between language and gender nowadays has been an inevitable requirement of social development. From the perspective of sociolinguistics, this paper will discuss the gender differences in English language through several aspects: pronunciation, lexicon, syntax and verbal communication, and try to make scientific, accurate and objective interpretations of the phenomenon.
文摘The history of language study shows widely different attitudes concerning the relationship between spoken and written language. After a person's born,he or she learns spoken language before learning written language; therefore,many linguists consider written language a written form of spoken language,the function of which is to record the human sounds. Meanwhile,for centuries,the written language held a preeminent place. It was the medium of literature,which was felt to provide language with permanence and authority (David Crystal,2002). Therefore,what are the general differences between spoken and written language to make them present totally different functions? Accordingly,this essay will compare spoken language and written language to identify their general differences in three aspects.
文摘In language use,the differences between men and women vary in many ways.Men and women use language differently in pronunciation,intonation,vocabulary,grammar,topics etc.because of psychological,social or cultural reasons;Furthermore,the article probes the reasons leading to the differences.
文摘Sex differences are a fundamental fact of human life and it is not surprising to find them reflected in language. To better study the feminist language, we must contrast it with male language to protrude its specialty.
文摘Discuss the differences between children's first language acquisition and adults'second language acquisition from four aspects:age, motivation, environment, learning process and content in order to help adults to learn L2 more efficiently by applying some of the knacks for L1 to L2.
文摘Individual differences in foreign language learning have long been the concern of linguists and language teachers. Researches on this subject have been carried out in schools, universities and other educational institutions and great achievements have been made. As it is, there are many individual differences which affect the learning of foreign languages, such as intelligence, aptitude, motivation, personality, attitude,
文摘As one of the major individual learner differences in second language learning,motivation is frequently used to account for differential success in learning a foreign language.When comes to the definition of motivation,Ellis(2006:537) primarily defines motivation is "the effort learners were prepared to make to learn a language and their persistence in learning." According to Dornyei(2001a:8) motivation is The choice of a particular action,the persistence with it,the effort expended on it.In other words,motivation is responsible for why people decide to do something,how long they are willing to sustain the activity,how hard they are going to pursue it.
文摘Gender difference in language is an existing and accepted fact in sociolinguistic phenomena.The paper intends to display the differences in language between male and female and five major reasons for such differences are discussed.Finally the future prospect of gender difference in language is briefly mentioned.
文摘The paper analyzes the definition of culture, and discusses the relationship between culture and language. By reviewing culture teaching and language teaching approaches, the paper puts forward some practical concerns about language teaching which firmly fabricate with culture teaching.
文摘Research on the changes of Lichuan dialect mostly focuses on microlinguistics such as specific vocabulary,syntactic or semantic research,less on the language use and language attitude in sociolinguistics.Therefore,This study mainly discusses the differences of intergenerational language attitude of Lichuan dialect and the reasons so as to protect traditional dialects in China.11 participants were interviewed.The results reveals the reasons:(1)internal reasons of personal dialect attitudes including cultural confidence,social identity,dialect inheritance;(2)language attitudelanguage contact such as educational background,rural-urban migration,study and work with people from different cities and media development.
文摘Culture and language are inseparable. A native English speaker has bull inte his language repertoire the cultural assumptions and values with other members of English society. This can be seen clearly in the area of vocabulary. While learning new lexical items in English, it is very important for one to know not only their denotations. but also theirconnotations. Connotation,
