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Intermediate-level Culture LANGUAGEAnna, Eric, Vasu and Maiko
Slang TermsBy: Eric Heidel
Def. for Slang and its Use
•Slang is the use of informal words that aren’t standard in one’s language.
•Who uses it?▫- Slang can be regional
often particular to a certain subculture
•Why use it?▫- Humor▫- metaphors
Continued…•Slangs differences in other cultures
- Different cultures use slang to shorten or cut off different parts of words.
- Used everydayNorm
•The extent of slang▫- differs widely across…
-Social, ethnic, economic, and geographic section
Problems and Symbols of Slang
•Slang is symbolic ▫-may be said to stand in an informal way
for conventional ideas Object’s and names
•Problems or conflicts with slang▫Slang is also used for terms that deal
with… - violence, crimes drugs, and sex.
Tinglish
‘Tinglish’•It’s directly changing the words from a
Thai sentence to English words, which results in English sentences with funny grammar.
‘Tinglish’•It’s the Thai’s adaptation to the increase
in foreigner from tourism.
Tourism Tinglish
Deep Intermediate
Surface
Possible Conflicts
•It causes misunderstandings
Omission of Subject
1) Because it contains indirect context based
2) Japanese
High Context Culture
1) High context culture (developed in homogeneous nations) read non verbal expression
2) Values
Example of Conflict
Could not do homework because could not go back home yesterday.
I could not do my homework because I did not go back to home yesterday.
How to Use Personal Pronouns in Japanese?English Japanese
Father son/ daughter“Come and play tennis with
me.”
Son/ daughter father“Come and play tennis with
me.”
Father son/daughter“Come and play tennis with
‘papa’.”
Son/daughter father“Come and play tennis with
me.”
Family Tree
Personal Pronouns1.Why is it intermediate level?
It is language.2. Who shares it?
Japanese people3. What does it mean?
Shows status/ authority4. What deep level culture aspect could be its source?
Cultural value of respect from Confucius 5.How might it cause conflict? Might cause misunderstanding between Japanese and
foreigners
THANK YOU