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1、TheMeaningofBodyLanguageinDifferentCulture身势语在不同文化下的含义OutlineIntroduction1.Acomparisonofbodylanguageindifferentcultures.1.1Spacedomination.1.2Eyecontact.1.3Bodycontact:1.3.1Holdinghands.1.3.2Hugandkiss.1.3.3Othertouches.1.4Gestures.1.5Thefacialexpression.2.
2、Thenecessityandimportanceoflearningbodylanguage.ConclusionTheMeaningofBodyLanguageinDifferentCulture身势语在不同文化下的含义Abstract“Bodylanguage”,likeourverballanguage,isapartofculture.Butnotallbodylanguagemeansthesamethingindifferentcultures.Differentpeoplehavediffer
3、entwaysofmakingnonverbalcommunication.Forexample:differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheproperdistancebetweenpeoplewhoisconversing;andtheappropriatenessofphysicalcontactvarieswithdifferentcultures.Onecoulddrawupquitealistof“rules”abouteyecontact:tolookorn
4、ottolook;whentolookandhowlongtolook;whoandwhonottolookat.Smileandlaughterusuallyconveyfriendliness,approval,satisfaction,pleasure,joyandmerriment,and,thisisgenerallytrueinChinaaswellasinotherEnglish-speakingcountries.However,therearesituationswhenasmileofCh
5、inesepeoplewillriseanegativereactionofthewesterners.Gesturescanalsobeparticularlytroublesome,foraslightdifferenceinmakingthegesturecanmeansomethingquitedifferentfromthatintended,besides,awronginterpretationofagesturecanarousequiteunexpectedreactionsandsoon.
6、Thereforeinordertocommunicateeffectivelyinaforeignlanguage,oneshouldalsoknowspacedomination,eyecontact,bodycontact,gestures,thefacialexpressionandetc.thataccompanyaparticularlanguage.Inasense,allbodylanguageshouldbeinterpretedinagivenculture,andtoignoretheo
7、verallsituationcouldbemisleading.AcomparisonofbodylanguageofChineseandEnglishspeakingCountryshowsanumberofdiversitiesofbodylanguage.Itshowstheimportanceofstudyingthespecificgesturesthatgowithalanguage.Keywords:nonverbalcommunicationbodylanguagemeaningdiffer
8、entcultureTheMeaningofBodyLanguageinDifferentCulture身势语在不同文化下的含义摘要“身势语”同语言一样,都是文化的一部分。在不同文化中,身势语的意义并不完全相同。各民族有不同的非语言交际方式。例如:不同的民族在谈话时,对双方保持多大距离才合适有不同的看法。谈话双方身体接触的次数多少因文化不同而各异;在目光接触这一方面也有许多规定:看不看对方,什么时候