High-context Culture and Low高低语境

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1、.SupplimentaryMaterials1.KeyTerms:1.Sensation（感觉）：sensationistheneurologicalprocessbywhichpeoplebecomeawareoftheirenvironment.（感觉是人们意识到周围环境的神经过程）2.Organization（组织）:把从周围选择的刺激信息，以一种有意义的方式整理，组合。3.Interpretation（释义）：Interpretationreferstoattachingmeaningtosense

2、data.（赋予信息意义）4.Highcontextculture（高语境文化）：Culturesinwhichlesshastobesaidorwrittenbecausemoreofthemeaningisinthephysicalenvironmentoralreadysharedbypeoplearelabeledhighcontext.（在高语境文化中，在人们交际时，有较多的信息量或者蕴涵在社会文化环境和情景中，或者内化于交际者的心中；相对地讲，明显的语码则负载较少的信息量。这也意味着，在强交际环境

3、文化的人们对微妙的环境提示较为敏感。）5.Lowcontextculture（低语境文化）：Culturesinwhichlittleofthemeaningisdeterminedbythecontextbecausethemessageisencodedintheexplicitcodearelabeledlowcontext.（在低语境文化中，交际过程中所产生的信息量的大部分由显性的语码负载，相对地讲，只有少量的信息蕴涵在隐性的环境和情景中。这也意味着，在低语境文化中的人们习惯用语言本身的力量来进行交际

4、。）2.AdditionalInformation:ØSupplementaryEnglishCase:6.2.1.aThisdemonstratesthatevenstimuliwecanbeawareofwedonotattendtocontinually.Beinginabusyairportterminalisagoodexample.Whilethere,youareconfrontedwithmanycompetingstimuli.Yousimplycannotattendtoeverythin

5、g.However,ifintheairportterminalanannouncementismadeaskingyoubynametoreporttoacourtesytelephone,youwouldprobablyhearyournameeveninthatenvironmentofcompetingstimuli.6.2.1.cThinkofhowspeakersofEnglishcategorizelife.Mostprobablyusethecategoriesofhumanlifeandan

6、imallife.Nowthinkofhowyoutypicallycategorizeanimallife:probablyintowildanimalsanddomesticatedanimals.Nowthinkofhowyoutypicallycategorizedomesticatedanimallife:probablyintoanimalsuseforfood,animalsusedforsportandrecreation,andpets.Lookatthepictureofthepuppya

7、ndcaptureyourfeelings.Mostofusseethispuppyinthecategoryofpetforwhichwehavelearnedtorelatewarm,lovingfeelings.Puppiesarecute,cuddly,warm,lovingcreatures.Nowlookatthepicturesbelowandcaptureyourfeelings.Mostofuswholovedogsfindthesepicturesuncomfortableanddisgu

8、sting.Howcanpeopleeatdogs?They’repets,notfood!Italldependsonwhereyoucategorizethem.Dogsarepetsinsomeculturesandfoodinothers.IntheArabworld,dogsareacceptableaswatchdogsandashuntingdogsbutarenotkeptinthe