Language is a fundamental part of culture, and the link between above and below the cultural iceberg.
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- 中国大学MOOC: Culture is compared to an iceberg. Just as an iceberg has a visible section above the waterline and a larger invisible section below the waterline, so culture has some aspects that are observable and others that can only be suspected, imaged and intuited. Among the following features of culture, which ones are considered observable?
- The visible part of an iceberg is supported by the invisible part which is the powerful foundation of the iceberg.
- Culture is like an iceberg. Culture above the waterline means the aspects of culture that are _______.
- Values are visible and are above the waterline of the cultural iceberg.
- In the popular cultural iceberg metaphor, you can only see about 10-15% above the surface, most part of the iceberg is under the water, which is a bit of a mystery. Which of the following do you think are above the water?