Cultural Differences between China and West from Courtesy Language 英语从礼貌用语看中西文化差异

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1、CulturalDifferencesbetweenChinaandWestfromCourtesyLanguageAbstract:Language,aspartofculture,isinfluencedbyculture.Soiscourtesy.Courtesylanguageistheimportantpartoftheculture.Allthecourtesylanguagesarethemirrorstotheircultures.DifferentculturesbetweenChinaandWestleadtodifferentpolitene

2、ssprinciples.Courtesylanguageplaysaveryimportantroleinthecross-culturalcommunication.Itisthebasicelementtokeepagoodrelationship.Whethertheuseofcourtesylanguagesisproperornotwilldirectlyinfluencethecommunication.ThisarticletriestoanalyzetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncou

3、rtesylanguagesintheircausesandeffectsonthecross-culturalcommunication,suchas:addressing,greeting,complimentsandresponsesandtaboos.And,thepaperdeeplyanalyzesthecausesforthedifferencesfromthehistories,customsandsocialnorms.Thepurposeistoknowtheuseofthecourtesylanguageandimprovecross-cul

4、turalcommunication.Keywords:courtesylanguage;culturaldifference;cross-culturalcommunication13从礼貌用语看中西文化差异摘要：语言既是文化的载体，又是文化的一部分，语言受到文化的影响，是文化的一面镜子。因此礼貌用语作为语言的一部分与文化也是密不可分的，礼貌是文化的重要组成部分.英汉文化不同，英汉语言的礼貌原则也存在差异。礼貌用语在跨文化交际中起着十分重要的作用,是良好的人际关系得以维持的基石。礼貌用语在跨文化交际中使用的是否得体,将直接关系着交际是否能够顺利进行下去,甚至是否

5、能够达到交际目的。本文试图从称谓语、问候语、称赞语、禁忌语四方面入手，重点探究中西方文化礼貌现象的差异，差异形成的原因以及对跨文化交际的启示，并从地理因素，文化因素和价值观的角度，对造成中西方礼貌差异的深层原因进行剖析，以期加深对礼貌现象的认识，旨在实现中西方文化的折中，实现正确的使用礼貌用语，提高跨文化交际能力。关键词：礼貌用语；文化差异；跨文化交际13Contents1.Introduction12.DifferencesincourtesylanguagebetweenChinaandwestern12.1Addressing12.1.1Thediffere

6、ntuseofthefirst-naming22.1.2Thedifferentuseofofficialandoccupationaltitles32.2Greetings32.2.1Thedifferentwaystoopenaconversationingreetings32.2.2Thedifferenttopicsofthegreetings42.2.3Thedifferentthinkingaboutprivacyingreetings42.3Compliments52.3.1Thedifferentuseofcomplimentstothefamil

7、y52.3.2Thedifferentuseofthecomplimentstotheoppositesex62.3.3Thedifferentresponsestothecompliments62.4Taboo62.4.1Thedifferentviewsontaboofortitle72.4.2Thedifferentviewsontaboofortheprivacy72.4.3Thedifferentviewsontabooforthenumbers73.Thecausesforthedifferences83.1Geography83.2Culture83

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