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1. Chapter 3 Language and Culture Socio-cultural Anthropology SSE 108 ESPERANZA G. SARENAS Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program

2. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Mean of communication. Primary vehicle of communication. Through language: - we establish & maintain the relationship - we transmit our culture - we categories the world - we interpret & organize the reality

3. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Language separates use from other species of animals. This single human trait makes us unique from animals. We cannot be human without a language.

4. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Cultural perspective - It is primary means of preserving the culture and medium of transmitting the culture of the new generations. Three main function of language

5. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program It helps establish and preserve community be linking individuals into communities of shared identity. Three main function of language

6. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Societal level - It is important to all aspect of human interaction because it often related to the political goals. Three main function of language

7. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Characteristics shared by community. Learn by other people. Culture

8. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Structure of language determines the way the language that a speaker of that language a view the language of world. Relationship between language and culture Culture is reflected in language cultural requirement do not determine structure of language but influence how it used.

9. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Edward Sapir Benjamin Whorf

10. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Edward Sapir Human being do not live in the society alone. Language of the society predispose certain of interpretation about how we view the world.

11. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Benjamin Whorf We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages. We categories objects in the scheme laid by the language and if we do not subscribe to these classification we cannot talk or communicate.

12. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis The Sapir-Whorf Hypotheses consists of two associated principle: - Linguistic Determinism - Linguistic Relativity

13. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Linguistic Determinism – Language may determine our thinking patterns, the way we view and think about the world. It is also called “Strong Determinism”.

14. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Linguistic Relativity – the less similar the languages more diverse their conceptualization of the world; different languages view the world differently.

15. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Speakers of different language perceive the world differently. Language influence thinking. Linguistic difference between cultures are associated with cultural difference in thinking.

16. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Sapir Whorf Hypothesis The structure doesn’t determine the view but is still extremely influential in predisposing speakers of a language towards adopting a particular world view. Different languages represent different ways of thinking about world around us.

17. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Relationship between language and culture There is closest relationship between language and thought. Language may not determine the way we think but it does influence the way we perceive remember and it affects the ease with which we perform mental task.

18. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Effect of Culture on Language Culture influences language acquisition from the very early stage through the entire development process. Culture influences all aspect of language.

19. Language and Culture Core Gateway College, Inc. Teacher Education Program Effect of Culture on Language Culture has a powerful influence on verbal and nonverbal encoding and decoding processes. Change in society may produce corresponding linguistic changes.