Notions of culture Culture
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Meanwhile, as stated in
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English,
clothes are things which is worn to cover someone‟s body or to keep the body
warm 2011: 306. In the meantime, still from the same dictionary, costumes are defined as clothes which are usually worn by an actor or someone to make them
look like something they pretend to be, such as animal, famous person, plants, etc 2011: 382. In short, costume and clothes depicted by Zare-Behtash and
Firoozkoohi are things that someone wears to cover him or her body or things to make him or her look like someone else.
Lastly, as mentioned in
Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture
, the first definition of idiom is a phrase which has different meaning from the words which are formed. The second is a typical expression of a person or a
group using their own language 1992: 655. In other words, idiom is words which are used to express something which is different from their real meaning
and is usually different from one culture to another. The third classification is taken from Tomalin and Stempleski cited by
Kraus 2012: 47 in his paper. Tomalin and Stempleski define culture into three elements. They are: 1 Ideas values, beliefs, and institutions, 2 Products e.g.
customs, habits, food, dress, and lifestyle, 3 Behaviors e.g. folklore, music, art, literature.
Furthermore, the combination of classification which are applied in this thesis are: 1 Toponym, 2 Anthroponym, 3 Form of entertainment, 4
Fictional character, 5 Measuring system, 6 Food and drink, 7 Costume and clothes, 8 Idiom, 9 Values, 10 Lifestyle.
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