私達が言語は文化的に伝えられる、つまり、学習されるものであって受け継がれるものではないと言う場合、言語は、文化人類学者が文化と呼ぶ、学習され共用される行動の複合体の一部であるという事なのである。

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English Translation

When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)が言語(げんご)は文化的(ぶんかてき)に伝(つた)えられる、つまり、学習(がくしゅう)されるものであって受(う)け継(つ)がれるものではないと言(い)う場合(ばあい)、言語(げんご)は、文化(ぶんか)人類(じんるい)学者(がくしゃ)が文化(ぶんか)と呼(よ)ぶ、学習(がくしゅう)され共用(きょうよう)される行動(こうどう)の複合体(ふくごうたい)の一部(いちぶ)であるという事(こと)なのである。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga gengo wa bunkateki ni tsutaerareru, tsumari, gakushūsareru mono de atte uketsugareru mono de wa nai to iu baai, gengo wa, bunka jinrui gakusha ga bunka to yobu, gakushūsare kyōyōsareru kōdō no fukugōtai no ichibu de aru toiu koto na no de aru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)

language

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

文化的 (ぶんかてき)

cultural

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

伝える (つたえる)

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

詰まり (つまり)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope

学習 (がくしゅう)

study; learning; tutorial

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

受け継ぐ (うけつぐ)

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

文化 (ぶんか)

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

人類 (じんるい)

mankind; humanity

学者 (がくしゃ)

scholar

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife

共用 (きょうよう)

common use; communal use; sharing

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

複合体 (ふくごうたい)

complex

一部 (いちぶ)

one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

達

Readings: タツ、ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

言

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word

語

Readings: ゴ、かた.る、かた.らう

Meanings: word, speech, language

文

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

化

Readings: カ、ケ、ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

的

Readings: テキ、まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

伝

Readings: デン、テン、つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、 -づた.い、つて

Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

学

Readings: ガク、まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

習

Readings: シュウ、ジュ、なら.う、なら.い

Meaning: learn

受

Readings: ジュ、う.ける、 -う.け、う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

継

Readings: ケイ、つ.ぐ、まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)

場

Readings: ジョウ、チョウ、ば

Meanings: location, place

合

Readings: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ、あ.う、 -あ.う、あ.い、あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、あ.わす、あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

類

Readings: ルイ、たぐ.い

Meanings: sort, kind, variety, class, genus

者

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person

呼

Readings: コ、よ.ぶ

Meanings: call, call out to, invite

共

Readings: キョウ、とも、とも.に、 -ども

Meanings: together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with

用

Readings: ヨウ、もち.いる

Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ

行

Readings: コウ、ギョウ、アン、い.く、ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、おこな.う、おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

動

Readings: ドウ、うご.く、うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

複

Reading: フク

Meanings: duplicate, double, compound, multiple

体

Readings: タイ、テイ、からだ、かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

一

Readings: イチ、イツ、ひと-、ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

事

Readings: ジ、ズ、こと、つか.う、つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly