Which one in the following is NOT true about the relationship between culture and language?
A: Language is deeply rooted in its culture and reflects the daily activities of the people in the culture.
B: Language is not only a tool for communication, but also a means to reflect culture features of the people.
C: Language is independent of culture.
D: Language is a key component of the culture.
A: Language is deeply rooted in its culture and reflects the daily activities of the people in the culture.
B: Language is not only a tool for communication, but also a means to reflect culture features of the people.
C: Language is independent of culture.
D: Language is a key component of the culture.
举一反三
- The saying "language is the mirror of culture" means that language reflects culture.
- Which one in the following is NOT true about the relationship between culture and language?
- Language is heavily tinted with its culture, and culture also affects its people’s language uses.
- Sapir-Whorf hypothesis furthered people’s knowledge of the relationship between language and thought, language and culture, by drawing attention to the influence of culture on language and the influence of language on thought.
- It is a universal truth that language is _____ by culture and in turn it ______ culture.