Chapter 1 Language, Culture and Thouhgt 1. Properties of language 2. Definitions and properties of culture 2.1. Definitions of culture 2.1.1. Culture in its broad sense 2.1.2. Culture in its narrow sense 2.2. Properties of culture 2.3. Models for the analysis of culture 3. Relationship between language, culture and thought 3.1. Relationship between language and culture 3.2. Thought 3.3. Relationship between language and thought 3.4. Concluding remarks on the relationship between language, thought and culture 4. Intercultural communication Topics for consideration
Chapter 2 Words and Meaning 1. What are words and meaning? 1.1. Word 1.2. Meaning 1.2. 1. Conceptual meaning 1.2.2. Connotative meaning 1.2.3. Social meaning 1.2.4. Affective meaning 1.2.5. Reflected meaning 1.2.6. Collecative meaning 1.2.7. Thematic meaning 2. Words and conceptual meaning 2.1. Words and culture-specific conceptual meaning 2.1.1. Words and geography 2.1.2. Words and history 2.1.3. Words and politics 2.1.4. Words and Christianity 2.1.5. Words and holidays 2.1.6. Words and living styles 2.2. English words that correspond partially in conceptual meaning with their translation equivalents in Chinese 2.3. English words and what may be mistaken for their equivalents in Chinese 2.4. Words, conceptual meaning and word formation 3. Words and associative meaning 3.1. Words and connotative meaning 3.2. Words and social meaning 3.3. Words and affective meaning 3.4. Words and reflected meaning 3.5. Words and collocative meaning 4. Conclusion Topics for consideration ……
Chapter 3 Grammar and Culture Chapter 4 Cultural Differences in Everyday Conversations Chapter 5 Idioms, Proverbs and Allusions Chapter 6 Similes, Metaphors and Associations Chapter 7 Honourifics, Terms of Humility, Euphemisms and Taboos Chapter 8 Culture in Texts Chapter 9 Culture in Varieties of English Chapter 10 Nonverbal Communication
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