A Study of American Individualism in Proverbs from the Perspective of Sociolinguistics

DOI

10.2991/ichssr-15.2015.9How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Language, Culture, American proverbs, Individualism.

Abstract

Language is the carrier of culture, therefore, when learning American English, a deep understanding of American culture is required. Proverbs are colloquial and from the folks, and a few words of them can often capture the essence of national culture. This paper tries to explore individualism which is one of American core culture from proverbs which is an integral part of the language. While learning American proverbs, comprehending individualism, cultivating intercultural awareness and developing intercultural communication competence are needed.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Hongping Chen
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TI  - A Study of American Individualism in Proverbs from the Perspective of Sociolinguistics
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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