Language and culture

communicating with other people using sounds, symbols and words in expressing a meaning, idea or thought.

features of society or a social group, and that it encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs.”

+ blood
Communicative point of view:
swimming skill + water
Pragmatic point of view:
vehicle + traffic light

in three ways:
Language expresses cultural reality
Language embodies cultural reality
Language symbolizes cultural reality
Moran (2001)? Language & culture are two sides of the same coin, each mirroring the other.

oldest and most complex cultures。There are may things which make Chinese culture unique .
Chinese cuisine :- Large variety of Chinese cuisine comes mainly from the practice of dynastic period, when emperors would host banquets with 100 dishes per meal.
They still have practice to eat like
This .The meal is eaten with chop-
Sticks. ☺

called Chinese characters. Chinese characters represent the oldest writing system in the world. Chinese language is the oldest known recorded language that was written on old bones and turtle shells.
Chinese belongs to Sino-Tibetan group of langauges
There are over 100,000 Chinese characters.
Chinese language does not have alphabets. Pinyin is a way to write Mandarin Chinese with the Roman alphabet.
The most difficult part when studying Chinese language is getting your tones right and learning how to read and write Chinese characters