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1、ComparativeStudyonPolitenessinChineseandEnglishLanguagesAbstract:Politeness,asasymbolofhumancivilization,isasocial-culturalaswellaslinguisticphenomenonthatcanbefoundinallsocietiesallovertheworld.Ithasdrawnmuchattentionfromlinguists,psychologists,anthropologists,sociologistssince196
2、0s.Asaresultoftherapiddevelopmentofthestudyofcross-culturalcommunication,peoplearenowgettingmoreandmoreinterestedininvestigatingwhatpolitenessisandhowtobepoliteincross-culturalinteractions.Aspeoplefromdifferentculturesmayhavedifferentviewsonwhatpolitenessisandhowtobepolite,misunder
3、standingorevenbreakdownmayoccuriftheculturaldifferencesofpolitenessareneglectedincross-culturalcommunication.Therefore,itisnecessaryandofgreatsignificancefortheChineselearnersofEnglishtohaveagoodknowledgeofpolitenessinbothChineseandEnglish.Thisthesisisintendedtomakeacomparativestud
4、yonpolitenessinEnglishandChinesefromtheperspectivesofboththetheoreticalprinciplesandthemanifestationsofpoliteness,andanalyzethatthedifferentculturalvaluesbetweenthemarethemaincauseofsuchdifferences.ThecomparativestudyandanalysisofpolitebehaviorandpolitenessprinciplesinEnglishandChi
5、neseareexpectedtobeofsomehelptoChineselearnersofEnglishandEnglishteachingaswell.KeyWords:PolitenessEnglishChineseCultureValuesIntroductionPolitenessseemstobeasocialvaluethatoccursinallcivilizedsocieties,eventhoughthesocialnormsrelatingtowhatisandwhatisnotconsideredpolitebehaviormay
6、varyacrosscultures.Politenesshasbeenafocusofinterestinpragmaticsfordecades.Asacommonsocialphenomenon,politenessisnotonlyauniversallyhighlyvaluedvirtue,butalsoawidelyemployedstrategytorealizetactfulandeffectivecommunication.Despiteitsuniversalityofpoliteness,thewaytorealizepolitenes
7、s,andthestandardsofjudgmentdifferindifferentcultures.Beingunawareofsuchdifferenceswouldprobablyleadtotroubleorfailureincross-culturalcommunication.Therefore,itisnecessaryandimportanttostudydifferentconceptsandmanifestations第12页ofpolitenessindifferentcultures,soastoreducethepossibil
8、ityofmisunderstandingbetwe