本书从宏观视角论述了文化语言学的本体论和方法论；从微观视角论述了语言与文化的深层关系，依次对语言与思维、哲学、政治、神话、宗教、文学艺术、民俗等方面的有关问题进行了探讨。具体内容包括：文化语言学的文化观和语言观，文化语言学的对象，文化语言学的任务，文化语言学的性质，文化语言学的方法论，文化语言学的渊源，文化语言学的建立和发展，文化语言学比较研究，文化语言学的相关问题研究，等等。

张从益，1952年12月生，湖南省湘潭县人，现为湖南工程学院外国语学院英语语言文学教授，中南大学硕士生导师，中国英汉语比较研究会理事。1995－1997年在美国哥伦比亚大学师范学院留学。从事英汉语对比与翻译、比较语言学、比较文化学等领域的教学与研究工作。出版学术专著及教材11部；在国内外核心学术期刊及文集上发表论文50余篇；主持省部级科研项目3项，国家社会科学基金立项课题子项目1项；荣获省部级奖励2项。

1 Cultural and Linguistic Considerations
1.1 A Cultural Consideration
1.2 A Linguistic Consideration
1.3 A Relational Consideration
2 Cultural Linguistics:Objects
2.1 Functions of Language as Cultural Signs
2.2 Covariant Relations Between Language and Culture
2.3 National Spirits and Cultural Psychology in Language
3 Cultural Linguistics:Tasks
3.1 A Major Task of Cultural Linguistics
3.2 A Most Important Task of Cultural Linguistics
3.3 Personal Suggestions
4 Cultural Linguistics:The Nature
4.1 A Sub-field of Linguistics
4.2 An Interpretive Discipline
4.3 Cultural Linguistics: A Crossdisciplinary Field
5 Cultural Linguistics:Research Methods
5.1 A General Consideration
5.2 A Particular Consideration
6 Cultural Linguistics:Academic Sources
6.1 Academic Sources of the West
6.2 Academic Sources of China
7 Cultural Linguistics:Establishment and Developemnt
7.1 A Survey of the Theoretical Basis
7.2 Academic Review and Establishment
7.3 Academic Research and Development
8 Comparative Studies in Cultural Linguistics
8.1 A Study of Typical Universals in English and Chinese
8.2 A Study of Typical Peculiarities in English and Chinese
8.3 A Typical Result of Translation Studies
9 Other Issues in Cultural Linguistics
9.1 The Nature of Linguistics and Its Enlightenment
9.2 The Chinese Language and the English Language
9.3 Language and Living Environments
10 Studies on Cultural Exchanges
10.1 The Importance of Cultural Exchanges
10.2 The Necessity of Cultural Exchanges