资源描述：
《Differences in Polite Language between China and Western Countries 英语毕业论文》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、DifferencesinPoliteLanguagebetweenChinaandWesternCountriesⅠ.IntroductionBecauseofculturalobstacle,wemayfrequentlyfindthatpeoplemisunderstandinformationeachother,evenhurttheothersideininterculturalcommunication.Sometimes,kindwordswillmakepeoplefeelembarrassed,courteousmannersw
2、illbemisunderstoodasabsurdandvulgarbehaviors.Therefore,studyingculturaldifferencesandthecorrectinterculturalcommunicationmannersisessential.Ⅱ、ThedefinitionandimportanceofpolitelanguageAtpresent,weareinthetimeofacross-culture,theappropriatewordsanddeedsareplayingadecisiverolei
3、nachievingsuccessfulcommunication.Tobepoliteisanimportantpartofcommunication，especiallywhenwetalktoothers.Mostpeopleknowinstinctivelyhowtodealwithothersinthesameculturewiththeirnativelanguage.Whenspeakinganotherlanguage,especiallyinadifferentculture,oneshouldbeawareofthediffe
4、rentmeaningsofthesamewords.Theinterculturalcommunicationisnotonlyimportantinpeople’scommunication,butalsoessentialintourismandbusiness.AngelenaBodenwroteinherbook,“Fromthevisitor’sviewpoint,thebenefitofculturalawarenessmakesthemreceivesapositivefirstimpression,feelsmorerelaxe
5、d,sensesafeelingofwarmth,seescompanyasbeingenlightened,encouragedtodobusinessagain.likelytorecommendcompanytoothers,andfromthebusiness’sviewpoint,Businessesthatareculturallyawaresetthemselvesapartfromtheircompetitorsby:Findingoutabouttheirforeignclient;theirlikes,dislikesande
6、xpectations,equippingtheirkeystaff,especiallyfrontandsomegroundrulesforlookingafterthem,avoidinggivingoffencetotheirvisitorthroughignoranceorassumptions.”(AngelenaBoden2006:11-13).Fromthisquotation,wecanknowtheimportanceofacross-communication.Wecommunicatebyspeaking,solearnin
7、gpolitelanguageisveryimportant.WhatisPoliteLanguage?Generallyspeaking,thecourteouslanguage,inthebroadestsenseoftheword,meansallthemannersandthecausedconsequencesbyusingpolitelanguage.While,thenarrowoneonlymeanssomespecialwordsexpressingceremonywhicharereasonableandacceptablei
8、nvariouscommunicationoccasions.Tobepolitenotonlydemandsthesentencesa
