Abstract

In this study, comparing the culture of mother tongue and target language, we try to explore the positive transfer of native culture in food trade English speaking acquisition and make certain the accurate comprehension and expression in the cross culture communication. Language knowledge and social culture are the two main factors that influence the acquisition of food trade English. During the whole process of food trade English acquisition, we should pay more attention to the social cultural knowledge and lay emphasis on the dynamic integration of language knowledge and cultural knowledge.

Keywords:

Chinese language and culture, food trade English, language transfer,

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