Comparative Study on Politeness in Chinese and English Languages 英语专业毕业论文 (2)

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1、ComparativeStudyonPolitenessinChineseandEnglishLanguagesAbstract：Politeness,asasymbolofhumancivilization,isasocial-culturalaswellaslinguisticphenomenonthatcanbefoundinallsocietiesallovertheworld.Ithasdrawnmuchattentionfromlinguists,psychologists,anthropologists,sociologistssince1960s.As

2、aresultoftherapiddevelopmentofthestudyofcross-culturalcommunication,peoplearenowgettingmoreandmoreinterestedininvestigatingwhatpolitenessisandhowtobepoliteincross-culturalinteractions.Aspeoplefromdifferentculturesmayhavedifferentviewsonwhatpolitenessisandhowtobepolite,misunderstandingor

3、evenbreakdownmayoccuriftheculturaldifferencesofpolitenessareneglectedincross-culturalcommunication.Therefore,itisnecessaryandofgreatsignificancefortheChineselearnersofEnglishtohaveagoodknowledgeofpolitenessinbothChineseandEnglish.Thisthesisisintendedtomakeacomparativestudyonpolitenessin

4、EnglishandChinesefromtheperspectivesofboththetheoreticalprinciplesandthemanifestationsofpoliteness,andanalyzethatthedifferentculturalvaluesbetweenthemarethemaincauseofsuchdifferences.ThecomparativestudyandanalysisofpolitebehaviorandpolitenessprinciplesinEnglishandChineseareexpectedtobeo

5、fsomehelptoChineselearnersofEnglishandEnglishteachingaswell.KeyWords:PolitenessEnglishChineseCultureValuesIntroductionPolitenessseemstobeasocialvaluethatoccursinallcivilizedsocieties,eventhoughthesocialnormsrelatingtowhatisandwhatisnotconsideredpolitebehaviormayvaryacrosscultures.Polite

6、nesshasbeenafocusofinterestinpragmaticsfordecades.Asacommonsocialphenomenon,politenessisnotonlyauniversallyhighlyvaluedvirtue,butalsoawidelyemployedstrategytorealizetactfulandeffectivecommunication.Despiteitsuniversalityofpoliteness,thewaytorealizepoliteness,andthestandardsofjudgmentdif

7、ferindifferentcultures.Beingunawareofsuchdifferenceswouldprobablyleadtotroubleorfailureincross-culturalcommunication.Therefore,itisnecessaryandimportanttostudydifferentconceptsandmanifestations第10页ofpolitenessindifferentcultures,soastoreducethepossibilityofmisunderstandingbetwe