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This document discusses the relationship between language and culture. It notes that English has become the dominant global language for business and international organizations due to Britain's colonial expansion and the rise of the United States as a superpower. However, other languages encode cultural nuances and meanings more richly. For example, Inuit languages have over a dozen words for snow. The document argues that learning a new language involves more than just vocabulary and grammar, as language stores a culture's experiences and shapes how people interpret the world.
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- 2. culture Video Who you save depends on which language you’re asked in Lost in translation
- 3. English English has grown the dominant language of business. Why? Why not French, German…Finnish?
- 4. English Dominance in the 19th century Colonies on every continent Trade language The rice of America as a global power English is the language of technology, science, international organisations…
- 5. Linguistic richness Ability to express more meaning and nuance with a single word Uncle in Vietnamese they have many words for that Snow The Eskimos have over 12 different words for snow
- 6. Miscommunication We interpret the communication styles of other cultures based on what we consider ”correct” Directness vs. indirectness Rudeness or sneakyness?
- 7. Language learning More than simply learning a new set of words and grammar, do you agree?
- 8. Language encodes culture It stores and organizes our experiences as a community of speakers Extreme (sports, music, Tv: to take life to the extreme) Been there, done that Language is a good barometer of what is going on in society Technological English words Screen, to scan, to print
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