本书是一门基础理论、专业方向与实践并重的课程,主要引导学生拓宽语言,了解语言的文化功能,领悟英汉的文化精神,学会从语言现象解读社会、历史与文化,让学生学会有效的沟通和表达。

chapter one an introduction to language and culture
1.1 concerns of language and culture
1.2relationshiip between language and culture
1.3 relationship between language and thought
chapter two lexical comparisons in english and chinese
2.1 lexicon and word meaning
2.2cultural reflections on kinship and other relationship terms
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