语言是文化的重要因素;没有语言,就没有文化。在文明社会里,文字的使用大大增进了文化世代传播的效率。无庸置疑,那些没有文字的民族,是难以有效地把他们的文化一代传给一代的。文字乃是一切复杂的进步的民族文化所不可缺少的,而且是一笔巨大的社会财富。关于语言的定义,众说纷纭。韦伯斯特说:“语言是用约定俗成的手势、表情、符号,尤其是用清晰的声音来表达思想感情的系统的交际工具。”就我们这里所要讨论的问题而言,定 Language is an important element of culture; without language, there is no culture. In a civilized society, the use of words has greatly enhanced the efficiency of the transmission of cultural generations. Undoubtedly, it is difficult for those peoples who have no written language to effectively pass on their cultural generation to their generation. The text is indispensable to all complex and progressive national cultures and is a tremendous social asset. On the definition of language, different opinions. Webster said: “Language is a system of communicative tools that uses conventional gestures, expressions, symbols, and, in particular, the articulation of emotions in clear voices.” As far as we are going to discuss the issue,