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

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