Some Intercultural Differences Between English and Chinese in Communication 英语毕业论文

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1、SomeInterculturalDifferencesBetweenEnglishandChineseinCommunicationXXXSubmittedtoTheSchoolofForeignLanguagesShandongUniversityInCandidacyfortheDegreeofBachelorofArtsJanuary20,2005９ContentsAbstract---------------------------------------------2Introduc

2、tion---------------------------------------------3ChapterI:Greetings------------------------------3ChapterII:Farewells.------------------------------6ChapterIII:Complimentsandresponses.----------7Conclusion--------------------------------------------

3、-8References-----------------------------------------------9９AbstractCommunicationbetweenChineseandWesternersoftenbreaksdownbecauseofthedifferencesinsocialcustomsandtheunsuitableuseofexpressionsunderspecifiedconditions.Thisthesisattemptstoapproachthe

4、differentexpressioninthelanguagecultureanditalsosayssomethingaboutpsychologyandreason,whichproducethedifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesebycomparingtheEnglish-Chinesedifferentingreetingsayinggood-bye.９IntroductionOnce,IwatchedaTVplay.Itdescribedawoman

5、intheU.S.A.Onedayshewascomplimentedforthelovelydressthatshewaswearing"Ilikeyourdress.Thearesobeautiful."Shewaspleasedbutsomewhatembarrassed.InthetypicalChinesefashion,shereplied."Oh,itisjustanordinarydressthatIboughtinChina."Herreplywouldhavebeenunde

6、rstoodthattheAmericanwoman’stasteincoloringwasquestionable.Sheseemstobeveryimpolite.Thingslikethisarefairlycommonwhenpeopleofdifferentlanguagesandculturescommunicate.DidtheChinesewomanmeanthattheonepayingthecomplimentcouldnotknowwhatthereallygooddres

7、sis?Theansweris“no.”Thenwhat’sthereasonforhermisunderstanding?That’sbecausesheinterpretedwhattheothersaidaccordingtoherownculture.Withoutknowingculturaldifferences,misunderstandingmayarise,althoughthelanguageusedmaybefaultless.Thisexamplejusttellsust

8、hatifonewantstohavebilingualcompetenceheshouldhavebiculturalknowledge,sincelanguagemustbeusedinacertainculturalbackground.Whenweusealanguage,wemustknowclearly:Whospeakswhatvarietyofwhattopicandwithwhatindividualintentandsocialconsequences(Fishman).It