简介:RecentlytherehasbeenmuchriseintheinterestsoftheresearchonEnglishaslinguafranca(ELF),however,inadequateattentionisputontheculturedimensionunderthecontextofELF.ThisarticletriestoexploretherelationshipbetweenlanguageandcultureunderELFandsuggestedthatthecultureisnotsettledorstatic,butishighlydynamicandcontextdependent.Therefore,theabilitytonegotiatebecomesvitalwhenEnglishisusedasalinguafranca.