在有关文化和语言关系的讨论中,常常因为对一些术语不同的理解而引起概念上的混乱。因此在讨论语言和文化的关系问题前,首先必须明确语言和文化的概念。从语言的结构特征来看,语言是个符号系统,它是一个由音位、语素、词和词组、句子和篇章等构成的层级系统。从语言的功能特征 In the discussion of cultural and linguistic relations, conceptual confusion often arises because of different interpretations of some terms. Therefore, before discussing the relationship between language and culture, we must first clarify the concepts of language and culture. From the structural features of language, language is a symbol system, which is a hierarchical system composed of phonemes, morphemes, words and phrases, sentences and chapters. From the functional features of the language