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Can we say English language culture to refer to English speaking people countries

2006-08-28 16:38:56 · 6 answers · asked by mahmoud a 1 in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

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"English culture" is a toughie. I don't think it's a very accurate term. Western culture and literature are not exclusively English. Britisch culture refers to the culture of Great Britain (although, of course, every culture has diverse peoples, beliefs, subcultures, etc. No culture is homogeneous). English literature is books written in English, coming from England, Canada, the US and other former British colonies, like India. It's better to be more precise and talk about British lit., Canadian lit., US lit., etc. Or you could use a term like Anglo-American lit. and/or culture.

2006-08-29 23:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by maureen g 2 · 1 0

You can name it however you like. I would agree that there is a culture shared by English-speaking peoples, there probably cultures within that culture, there are cultures that intersect with it (some of whose members speak English and some who don't), and any individual can easily be said to have multiple cultures. Then there are the fuzzy boundaries--where does the English-speaking culture end and "Other", "non-English" culture begin? You might be surprised to find that there is no clear line.

2006-08-29 12:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by at313 2 · 0 0

Depends. There are two english languages now, american english and british english. Each refers to their own culture.

2006-08-28 21:49:31 · answer #3 · answered by Solveiga 5 · 0 0

I'm guessing that it's referring to the culture of England.

2006-08-28 16:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by Me 5 · 0 0

i guess it's only about British English culture.

2006-08-28 19:10:41 · answer #5 · answered by ♫Pavic♫ 7 · 0 0

western

2006-08-28 16:41:04 · answer #6 · answered by Frodo 3 · 0 0

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