Cross-linguistic Awareness of Cultural Keywords: A Study of Chinese English Speakers.

Cortazzi, Martin; Shen, Wei Wei

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ERIC Number: EJ637371

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Publication Date: 2001

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Cross-linguistic Awareness of Cultural Keywords: A Study of Chinese English Speakers.

Cortazzi, Martin; Shen, Wei Wei

Language Awareness, v10 n2-3 p125-42 2001

Explores six Chinese terms that are among a handful of identifiable cultural keywords that have played an important role in Confucian heritage cultures. by examining common translations and explanations of the keywords in English, shows that their meanings are interrelated and overlapping.A questionnaires was used to investigate how native Chinese speakers understand the keywords compared with English-speaking learners of Chinese. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Confucianism, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Metalinguistics, Native Speakers, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Translation, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Papers from the 5th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness (Leicester, England, June 2000).