Monday, August 28, 2017

What is Culture?

Culture refers to the TOTAL WAY OF LIFE of a people; it consists of a people's beliefs...institutions...practices...products. Culture is the man-made part of the environment. (material & non-material)

Culture is "the glasses" through which you interpret your experiences in the world and then respond to them.





Language & Culture:
emotions and culture
  • Prescriptive versus Vernacular language: language and culture are dynamic systems which are intrinsically connected. Culture is infused into language, and language is a powerful medium for the expression of culture. For This reason, when someone criticisms the way you speak, they are criticizing more than just your linguistic abilities.
    • Standard versus Non-Standard
    • Vernacular
    • "slang"
  • Non-Verbal Communication
    • Interactive distance (proxemics)
    • touching
    • orientation
    • gaze
    • gestures (kinesics)
  • Paralinguistics (rules for communicating)
    • directness/indirectness
    • formality/informality
    • loudness (pitch, tone, voice quality)
    • speed
    • length of utterance (lengthly, brief)
    • turn taking
    • how silence is used
    • politeness rules 

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