东西方文化分别对汉、英语语言的影响

文化是一个社会全部物质文明和精神文明的总和，是具有较强民族性的东西。一方面，语言既是文化的一部分，又是文化的载体；另一方面，文化对语言的发展又起着重要的制约作用。东西方文化在哲学观念、历史背景、生活环境、生活习俗等方面的不同分别影响着汉语和英语的形成、发展及应用，并使得它们在长期的使用中逐渐形成自己的特色。

The Influences to Chinese and English Exerted Respectively by Eastern and Western Cultures

Culture is the sum of all material and spiritual civilization, with strong national characteristics. On one hand, language is not only part of the culture but also its carrier. On the other hand, the culture controls the development of its language. The differences in phi- losophy concept, history background, living environments and living customs between eastern and western cultures have been exerting influences on the formation, development and application of Chinese and English respectively and make each language form its own characteristics during the long term using.