究竟是文化决定语言,抑或是语言决定文化?这个问题很难解答,正如先有蛋还是先有鸡一样难说,因为语言与文化是密不可分的。语言学家普遍认为随着文化的演变,语言也要发生变化。可反过来说,即随着语言的变化文化也要跟着变化,这一观点倒没有被普遍接受。美国的一些女权运动者试图用“女士” Is it a culture that determines a language or a language that determines a culture? This question is difficult to answer, as it is difficult to say whether it is an egg or a chicken, because language and culture are inseparable. Linguists generally believe that with the evolution of culture, language must also change. In other words, the culture is also subject to change with the change of language. This view is not universally accepted. Some feminist activists in the United States try to use “women”