Eskimo tribes commonly have as many as seven different words of snow, while certain African cultures in the equatorial forest of Zaire have no word at all for snow. How does this example show the relationship between language and culture?
Eskimo tribes commonly have as many as seven different words of snow, while certain African cultures in the equatorial forest of Zaire have no word at all for snow. How does this example show the relationship between language and culture?
As a mirror of culture language is strongly influenced and shaped by culture.
