Language and Culture

Kreiner, David S.

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“…In addition, the Japanese idiomatic expression ( 11) 顔から火が出る (kao kara hi ga deru) literally means "fire comes out of the mouth". Kuramochi (2000) expressed the meaning of this idiom as 面目を失って、人に顔を合わせることができないほど恥じ入る様子 or Menboku o ushinatte, hito ni kao o awaseru koto ga dekinai hodo haji iru yousu or the situation when a person is so embarrassed that he cannot meet people because he loses self-esteem (face). In the Indonesian version, it is expressed by the idiom muka merah [red face].…”

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“…The discussion on cultural intelligence that addresses another more specific aspect is relatively scanty. In this regard, as language and culture (Kramsch, 1998;Kreiner, 2019;Yule, 2020) are the two disciplines that intertwine inextricably, further scrutiny of cultural intelligence that sheds light on the specific aspects of linguistics is necessary. Since idiomaticity is intriguingly germane to the discussion of intercultural interactions (see Pitzl, 2022), how cultural intelligence is manifested in idiomatic expressions is worthy of further investigation.…”

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Unveiling cultural intelligence: A comparative study of Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions

Suryadimulya¹,

Dienaputra²,

Machdalena³

et al. 2023

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist.

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This paper delves into the realm of cultural intelligence inherent in Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions. In the context of intercultural communication, Indonesian speakers utilize diverse cultural intelligence frameworks to express various facets of Japanese culture, with language serving as a prominent component. While a plethora of studies have examined idioms from semantic and semiotic perspectives, a notable gap exists in the literature regarding the exploration of cultural intelligence within idiomatic expressions in both languages, encompassing both structural and semantic analyses. Filling this research void, the present study aims to elucidate the concept of cultural intelligence, specifically focusing on the comprehension of Japanese and Indonesian idioms, particularly those related to the notion of "face". Employing a descriptive research approach, data comprising 16 Japanese idioms and 13 Indonesian idioms were meticulously examined to unveil the cultural significance within each group. The idioms were sourced from various dictionaries and specifically focused on expressions related to body parts, especially the face, which are commonly employed in everyday life. These idiomatic expressions were systematically classified into three categories and subjected to comprehensive analysis. The findings reveal that the majority of the idioms convey emotions, personal characteristics, and concepts of honor, thereby reflecting both cultural similarities and differences between Indonesian and Japanese cultures through idiomatic expressions. This study sheds further light on the intersection between cultural intelligence and idiomatic language, enhancing our understanding of how culture influences language use and interpretation.

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Unveiling cultural intelligence: A comparative study of Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions

Suryadimulya¹,

Dienaputra²,

Machdalena³

et al. 2023

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist.

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“…Culture can be conceptualized from three equal perspectives: (a) ways of doing things, (b) ways of thinking and feeling, and (c) ways of talking (communication) ( Sinha, 2021 ). Through a language, the culture is transmitted and maintained, and vice versa, culture helps us understand the given language better ( Kreiner, 2019 ). Foreign language learning is a transformative process, involving a transition from one culture to another, fostering an understanding of diverse cultural patterns, encompassing both the cultural background of one’s mother tongue and the awareness of communication styles within the target culture ( Výrost and Slaměník, 2008 ).…”

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Communication models in a foreign language in relation to cognitive style category width and power distance

Munkova,

Stranovska,

Munk

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionUnderstanding how category width of cognitive style and power distance impact language use in cultures is crucial for improving cross-cultural communication. We attempt to reveal how English foreign language students, affected by high-context culture, communicate in English as a foreign language. What models of foreign communicative competence do they create?MethodsWe applied association rule analysis to find out how the category width of cognitive style affects the foreign communication competence in relation to culture and language.ResultsThe requester tends to be more formal and transfers conventional norms of the culture of the mother tongue into English, which mainly affects the use of alerters and external modifications of the head act of request.DiscussionA broad categorizer, regardless of social distance, prefers to formulate the request in a conditional over the present tense form, contrary to narrow categorizers who, in a situation of social proximity, prefer the request form in the present tense. A similar finding was shown in the case of external modifications of the head act, where we observed the inversion between broad and narrow categorizers, mainly in the use of minimizers and mitigating devices.

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Language and Culture

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Unveiling cultural intelligence: A comparative study of Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions

Unveiling cultural intelligence: A comparative study of Japanese and Indonesian idiomatic expressions

Communication models in a foreign language in relation to cognitive style category width and power distance

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