第九章
Language is heavily tinted with its culture, and culture also affects its people’s language uses.
答案:对
Acculturation means a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
答案:错
The appearance of loan words is one typical example of cultural diffusion.
答案:对
Language and culture are closely related to each other, and it is extremely difficult to separate the two.
答案:对
The ignorance of cultural differences will not necessarily create barriers in learning the target language and in communication.
答案:错
Denotative meaning refers to the meaning that isn’t stated but implied; the implication of a word, apart from its primary meaning.
答案:错
As the saying goes “A man’s home is his castle”, western people place a high value on ________.
答案:privacy
Successful communication occurs when the listener can ________ from the speaker’s point of view.
答案:sense the feelings to given issues;see things;understand the ways of knowing the world
In cross-cultural communication, ________ are key points to mutual understanding and can serve as the bridge that will help us transcend cultural barriers.
答案:sincerity;honesty
A linguistic sign may simultaneously have ________ meanings which are bound with cultural encodings or associations.
答案:connotative;ironic;denotative

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