Culture and language01
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This document contains information about a student named Naseem Akhtar enrolled in a sociolinguistics course. It discusses how language reveals aspects of identity such as nationality, culture, religion, age, gender, education level, and profession. The document also provides examples of how the same gestures can have different meanings across cultures and how the structure of a language can shape aspects of the culture of its speakers.
Culture and language01
- 1. NAME:NASEEM AKHTAR ROLL NO:508162 ADDRESS:HOUSE NO 793 BLOCK NO 5 SECTOR DII GREEN TOWN LAHORE COURSE NAME: SOCIO-LINGUISTICS CODE NO: 5656 ASSIGNMENT: 02 TUTOR NAME: MUHAMMAD AHMAD SHEIKH
- 2. •Language is the verbal expression of culture. •Your language can reveal many things about your identity. • It can disclose your nationality, culture, religion, age, gender, level of education, socio-economic class or your profession. •It is the process of achieving the ability to communicate with people of other cultures.
- 3. The Latin language has no word for the female friend of a man (the feminine form of amicus is amica, which means mistress, not friend) because the Roman culture could not imagine a male and a female being equals, which they considered necessary for friendship.
- 4. Kinesics: System of analyzing postures, facial expressions, “body language” See that thumbs up? This gent likes whatever you’re doing. Buying his brand of coffee, perhaps? In other countries, it would mean— well, you know! (Need a hint? Think middle finger) This is one example how the same gesture might mean different things in different cultures.
- 5. A culture must have at least one language Languages(same language used in several cultures) Language is heavily influenced by culture (that is, the limits of a language can prevent certain concepts from being part of a culture).
- 6. Example of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis; Hopi: Conception of time as processes, not discrete units For example, Hopi would not divide time into seconds or hours Nor would they perceive time as object, such as wasting time
- 7. • Nationality - This can be shown through your accent (American, British, Australia, Scottish, Irish etc. It can also be shown through the words you use. For example, Americans say sidewalk, British people say pavement and Australians say footpath. Americans say fall and British people say autumn. ETC, • Culture - Whether you speak with a French, Italian, Greek, Indian, Chinese or Jamaican accent when you speak English reveals maybe that English is your second language and that you actually grew up in another country and you spoke a different language. Your grammar may be a little different and people will think that you are speaking "bad English” • Age - the use of your language can reveal your age. Adults and elderly people use words that teenagers wouldn't usually use, so they would be markers of identity for adults.
- 8. • Finally, languages are not solely defined by their developing culture(s) - most modern languages are amalgamations of other prior and current languages. That is, most languages borrow words and phrases ("loan words") from other existing languages to describe new ideas and concept. In fact, in the modern very-connected world, once one language manufactures a new word to describe something, there is a very strong tendency for other languages to "steal" that word directly, rather than manufacture a unique one itself. The English language is a stellar example of a "thief" language - by some accounts, over 60% of the English language is of foreign origin (i.e. those words were originally imported from another language). Conversely, English is currently • Bibliography Sociolinguistics by P Trudgill www. Slideshare.net