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1、AContrastiveStudyofPolitenessinEnglishandChineseCultureAbstract:Differentlanguagesandculturesofacountryhavedifferentkindsofexpressionofpolite.AdeepunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishpolitenessprincipleanditsorigin,whichishelpfulforcross-cultura
2、lcommunicationandimprovingtheabilitytocross-culturalcommunicate.Inthispaper,itisbeginwiththedifferentculturebackgroundofpolite;discussestheoriginofpoliteness;analyzesthereasonsforthesedifferences,andsummarizesthedifferencesinEnglishandChineseculture.Learningthed
3、ifferentusagesofEnglishandChinesepoliteisaimsatpointingoutthatpeoplecanputthepolitenessintorightusageonlyifpeopleunderstandcorrectlyabouttheusageofthepolitenessprincipleindifferentcultures;onlyinthisway,wecanavoidsomemistakes,misunderstandingorevenconflicts;thus
4、,wecanpromotethecross-culturalcommunicationgoingeffectivelyandtobeinthebestcondition.Keywords:polite,differentculture,use,communication1.IntroductionProbably,insubconsciousmind,everyonemayhavestrongdesireforotherpeople'srespectandadmiration.Asaresult,politenessa
5、ppeared.Asoneofthebasiccriterionsofcommunicativeactivities,politenessisatooltomaintainharmoniousinterpersonalrelationshipanditisanimportantsymbolofhumancivilization.Duetotheculturaldifferences,differentnationalitieshavedifferentunderstandingsofpoliteness,andthep
6、oliteprinciplestheyfollowedaregreatlydifferent,too.Thesefactors,suchaslanguagecourtesy,valueorientationandmodeofthinkingarecloselylinked.Itisnecessaryforpeopletoknowclearlyaboutthedifferencesofpolitenessprinciplesincross-culturalcommunication.Ifweunderstandthedi
7、fferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesecultureandgettheunderstandingofthetargetlanguageculture.Thenweareabletoavoidpragmaticfailurecausedbytheculturaldifferencesduringthecross-culturalcommunication;ultimately,wecanavoidunnecessaryconflictsand第11页共11页misunderstandingsc
8、ausedbyculturaldifferencestoimprovetheinterpersonalskillsincross-culturalcommunicationandpromotethedevelopmentofharmonioussociety.1.1BriefIntroductionofPolitenessinEn
