Language and culture are closely related, with language being defined as what a society speaks and culture representing symbolic communication whose meanings are learned and perpetuated through institutions. Different languages can lead to different worldviews, as speakers experience the world through the lens of their native language and culture. Language both defines and is shaped by culture, acting as a symbol of cultural identity while also being the medium through which a culture's experiences and meanings are transmitted from generation to generation.

1. Language and
Culture

2. Definition of Language
and Culture
Language is what the
members of a particular
society speak .
Culture is symbolic
communication. The
meanings of the symbols are
learned and deliberately
perpetuated in a society
through its institutions

3. Speakers of different language will, therefore
have different world-views.

4. American Indian
language that led
Whorf divide
linguistic into two
groups
American
Indian
language that
led Whorf
divide
linguistic into
two groups
language
Standard
Average
European
(SAE).

5. Relationship Between Language and
Culture
Four key constructs underlie the integral relationship between culture and language
Culture defines
language, and
language shapes
culture.
Language is a
symbol of
cultural and
personal
identity.
Cultural groups
have different
worldviews
based on their
own culture’s
shared
experiences.
Language is the
medium
through which
individuals
transmit culture
from generation
to generation.

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