The Relationship between Culture and Language.

Jiang, Wenying

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ERIC Number: EJ613093

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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The Relationship between Culture and Language.

Jiang, Wenying

ELT Journal, v54 n4 p328-34 Oct 2000

Discusses the inseparability of culture and language, presents three new metaphors relating to culture and language, and explores cultural content in specific language items through a survey of word associations. The survey was designed for native Chinese speakers in Chinese as well as for native English speakers in English. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Chinese, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Metaphors, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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