跨文化交际Unit-4课件

Pun:amusinguseofawordorphrasethathastwomeanings,orofawordwiththesamesoundbutdifferentmeanings

Thingslikepunsdefytranslationacrosslanguages.WarmUp第一页第二页，共15页。“Whytimeflies?”“Becausesomebodywantstokillit.”“你有什么了不起，能把我吃了！”“不能,我是回民！”

外甥打灯笼照(舅)旧asbefore;asusual;asofold

狗撵鸭子呱呱叫verygoodMoreexamples第二页第三页，共15页。恋爱“三草”原则:

女：你说你很寂寞，为什么不去找你以前的女朋友而来追我呢？

男：好马不吃回头草！(Agoodhorsewillneverturnroundtograzeonanoldpasture.)

女：你们班上也有女孩呀！我们俩相隔这么远，为何来追我呢？

男：兔子不吃窝边草！(Arabbitdoesn‘tnibblethegrassnearitsownhole.)

女：那你现在为什么又要抛弃我呢？你这个混蛋！

男：天涯何处无芳草！(Thereareplentyoffishinthesea.)Moreexamples第三页第四页，共15页。Iamsorry.Iamsorry,too.Iamsorrythree.Whatareyousorryfor(four)?Iamsorryfive.Moreexamples第四页第五页，共15页。Language=neutralcodesandgrammaticalrules?Wemakeculturalchoiceswhenweselectwords,formsentencesandsendamessage.

Alllanguageshavesocialquestionsandinformationquestions.

socialquestions----alubricanttomovetheconversationforward

informationquestions----askingforinformationWordsinthemselvesdonotcarrythemeaning.Themeaningcomesoutofthecontext,theculturalusage.ReadingI

HowIsLanguageRelatedtoCulture第五页第六页，共15页。Languagereflectstheenvironmentinwhichwelive.

(snow,wine)Languagereflectsculturalvalues.(time)InICCortranslation:dodictionariesalwayshelp?Wetranslateconceptsfromaforeignlanguageandculturewithwordsthatfitsourpriorities.e.g.:dogIdenticalwordswithratherdifferentmeanings:administration,manager/director,forcemajeure(不可抗力)ReadingI

HowIsLanguageRelatedtoCulture第六页第七页，共15页。打落水狗,斗鸡走狗,狗恶酒酸,狗吠不惊,狗急跳墙,狗头军师,狗血喷头,狗眼看人,狗仗人势,狗嘴里吐不出象牙,挂羊头、卖狗肉,关门打狗,狐朋狗友,鸡鸣狗吠,嫁鸡随鸡、嫁狗随狗,狼心狗肺,鼠窃狗盗,偷鸡摸狗,指鸡骂狗,猪卑狗险,狗皮膏药,狗走狐淫,丧家之狗,狗行狼心,狗胆包天,关门打狗ReadingI

HowIsLanguageRelatedtoCulture-Watchdog(舆论监督)-Loveme,lovemydog.(爱屋及乌)

-Everydoghashisday.(凡人皆有得意日)-Befaithfulasadog-Iamtoooldadogtolearnnewtricks.(行家里手)-Heistopdogintheoffice.(头儿)第七页第八页，共15页。Languagelives,anditchangesovertime.Wordsandphrasesthatareusedcommonlyatonetimemaybediscontinuedortheirmeaningmaychangeovertime.“gay”purityofalanguageAlanguage,ifspokenindifferentpartsoftheglobe,ultimatelydevelopdifferently.“Englishes”ReadingI

HowIsLanguageRelatedtoCulture第八页第九页，共15页。Communicationacrossculturesandlanguagesisdifficultandfullofhurdlesandpitfalls.Eveniftwopeoplefromdifferentculturescanspeakacommonlanguage,theymaymisinterprettheculturalsignals.Theresultisconfusionandmisunderstanding.

ReadingI

HowIsLanguageRelatedtoCulture第九页第十页，共15页。壮如牛 asstrongasahorse犟牛 asstubbornasamule蠢猪 asstupidasagoose拦路虎 alioninthepath河东狮 oldgraymare母夜叉 anabsolutedragon落汤鸡 adrownedrat胆小如鼠 chicken-hearted一丘之貉 birdsofthesamefeatherConnotationsofanimalwords第十页第十一页，共15页。“Language-and-culture”Languageandcultureareclearlyfused;onereflectstheother.Languageisaproductofculture,butitalsoplaysadistinctrole.Languageisawindowtotheculture.ReadingII

Language-and-Culture,TwoSidesoftheSameCoin第十一页第十二页，共15页。LanguageandculturalproductsLanguageandculturalpracticesLanguageandculturalperspectivesLanguageandculturalcommunitiesLanguageandpersons“Language-and-culture”

inthefivedimensionsofculture第十二页第十三页，共15页。Version1:theliteraltranslationstrategyfaithfultotheoriginalbuteasytoconfusethereadersinthetargetlanguageVersion2:theliberaltranslationstrat