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| zarinazahri Newbie Malaysia Joined 6589 days ago 6 posts - 6 votes Speaks: EnglishB2 | Message 1 of 14 22 November 2006 at 12:09am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi ALL,
I am writing an essay about the effect of language on culture and somehow find it difficult to determine race and culture.Doesn't a particular culture produce a race?or otherwise. Pls shed some light, i am confused on how to draw the line. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| andee Tetraglot Senior Member Japan Joined 7088 days ago 681 posts - 724 votes  3 sounds Speaks: English*, German, Korean, French | Message 2 of 14 22 November 2006 at 3:58am | IP Logged | ||
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You just have to look in your backyard. Malaysia.
There are several major races there yes? Malay, Chinese, and Indian (to generalise), but what is Malay culture? My interpretation is that culture entails the national identity and is not restricted to ethnicity or religion, but includes things such as history, way of life, or even politics. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| zarinazahri Newbie Malaysia Joined 6589 days ago 6 posts - 6 votes Speaks: EnglishB2 | Message 3 of 14 22 November 2006 at 4:13am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks.
Well what about if i am writing about interracial misunderstanding in communication.Say i am writing about the cause for this misunderstanding is due to communication style between the French and American.Is it valid to say that Freanch and American are two different races.Or is it correct to say race are best describe as Asian, African, European.Probably i am confuse about the category. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6779 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 4 of 14 22 November 2006 at 4:20am | IP Logged | ||
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Race is biological. Culture is behavioural.
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| lady_skywalker Triglot Senior Member Netherlands aspiringpolyglotblog Joined 6901 days ago 909 posts - 942 votes Speaks: Spanish, English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian | Message 5 of 14 22 November 2006 at 4:35am | IP Logged | ||
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Race is a bit of a touchy and hazy subject, although Captain Haddock is right about it being biological. The French and Americans are pretty much the same race if you take only the Caucasian ('white') population into account. Of course, both countries have sizeable populations of the other two main 'races', Negroid and Mongoloid (these are not my own words, these are the terms often used in race discussions). France and America would be better described as nations as both have a myriad of cultures living within them. There is not just one French or American culture.
Personally, I find the race discussion outdated and partly motivated by political or sociological agendas. The vast majority of people would not fall neatly into the three main branches anyway. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7026 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 6 of 14 22 November 2006 at 1:13pm | IP Logged | ||
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I thought that there was only one race: human :)
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| lady_skywalker Triglot Senior Member Netherlands aspiringpolyglotblog Joined 6901 days ago 909 posts - 942 votes Speaks: Spanish, English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian | Message 7 of 14 22 November 2006 at 2:59pm | IP Logged | ||
There is...which is why I find the whole 'race' issue a bit pointless in this day and age. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Zorndyke Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6969 days ago 374 posts - 382 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Czech | Message 8 of 14 22 November 2006 at 3:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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Erm... As far as I know we´re all part of the same species, not of the same race...
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