跨文化交際unit-4課件教學(xué)教材

1、跨文化交際Unit-4課件 “Why time flies?” “Because somebody wants to kill it.” “你有什么了不起，能把我吃了！” “不能,我是回民！” 外甥打燈籠照(舅)舊 as before; as usual; as of old 狗攆鴨子呱呱叫 very goodMore examples 戀愛“三草”原則: 女：你說你很寂寞，為什么不去找你以前的女朋友而來追我呢？ 男：好馬不吃回頭草！(A good horse will never turn round to graze on an old pasture.) 女：你們班上也有女孩呀！我們倆相

2、隔這么遠(yuǎn)，為何來追我呢？ 男：兔子不吃窩邊草！(A rabbit doesnt nibble the grass near its own hole.) 女：那你現(xiàn)在為什么又要拋棄我呢？你這個混蛋！ 男：天涯何處無芳草！(There are plenty of fish in the sea.) More examples I am sorry. I am sorry, too. I am sorry three. What are you sorry for (four)? I am sorry five.More examples Language = neutral codes and

3、grammatical rules? We make cultural choices when we select words, form sentences and send a message. All languages have social questions and information questions. social questions - a lubricant to move the conversation forward information questions - asking for information Words in themselves do no

4、t carry the meaning. The meaning comes out of the context, the cultural usage.Reading IHow Is Language Related to Culture Language reflects the environment in which we live. (snow, wine) Language reflects cultural values. (time) In ICC or translation: do dictionaries always help? We translate concep

5、ts from a foreign language and culture with words that fits our priorities. e.g.: dog Identical words with rather different meanings: administration, manager/director, force majeure (不可抗力)Reading IHow Is Language Related to Culture打落水狗, 斗雞走狗, 狗惡酒酸, 狗吠不驚, 狗急跳墻, 狗頭軍師, 狗血噴頭, 狗眼看人, 狗仗人勢, 狗嘴里吐不出象牙, 掛羊頭、賣

6、狗肉, 關(guān)門打狗, 狐朋狗友, 雞鳴狗吠, 嫁雞隨雞、嫁狗隨狗, 狼心狗肺, 鼠竊狗盜, 偷雞摸狗, 指雞罵狗, 豬卑狗險, 狗皮膏藥, 狗走狐淫, 喪家之狗, 狗行狼心, 狗膽包天, 關(guān)門打狗 Reading IHow Is Language Related to Culture- Watchdog (輿論監(jiān)督)- Love me, love my dog. (愛屋及烏) - Every dog has his day. (凡人皆有得意日) - Be faithful as a dog- I am too old a dog to learn new tricks. (行家里手) - He

7、is top dog in the office. (頭兒) Language lives, and it changes over time. Words and phrases that are used commonly at one time may be discontinued or their meaning may change overtime. “gay” purity of a language A language, if spoken in different parts of the globe, ultimately develop differently. “E

8、nglishes”Reading IHow Is Language Related to Culture Communication across cultures and languages is difficult and full of hurdles and pitfalls. Even if two people from different cultures can speak a common language, they may misinterpret the cultural signals. The result is confusion and misunderstan

9、ding. Reading IHow Is Language Related to Culture壯如牛as strong as a horse犟牛as stubborn as a mule蠢豬as stupid as a goose攔路虎a lion in the path河?xùn)|獅old gray mare母夜叉an absolute dragon落湯雞a drowned rat膽小如鼠chicken-hearted一丘之貉birds of the same featherConnotations of animal words“Language-and-culture” Language a

10、nd culture are clearly fused; one reflects the other. Language is a product of culture, but it also plays a distinct role. Language is a window to the culture. Reading IILanguage-and-Culture, Two Sides of the Same Coin Language and cultural products Language and cultural practices Language and cultu

11、ral perspectives Language and cultural communities Language and persons“Language-and-culture”in the five dimensions of culture Version 1: the literal translation strategy faithful to the original but easy to confuse the readers in the target language Version 2: the liberal translation strategy attem

12、pting to convey the original meaning as precisely as possible but losing the original poetic flavor (the rhetoric device pun is not reproduced)Case Study 14 lick somebodys boots: sit at somebodys feet. have a big mouth a piece of cake carry coals to Newcastle at sixes and sevens the pot calling the kettle castles in Spain 守口如瓶 雷聲大，雨點小 大海撈針I(yè)d