The Differences Between Chinese and American Cultures from the Perspective of Politeness Utterances

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1、AcknowledgementsIamdeeplygratefultomyuniversityforgivingmesuchachancetoendmycollegecareer.Intheprocess,Igotalotofhelpandencouragement.Firstandforemost,Iwouldliketosincerelythankmyinstructor—Mr.LiaoYunquan.Heseriouslyandcarefullycorrectsmythesis,,andfervidlyencour

2、agesme.Secondly,Iamalsogratefultomyroommatesandfamily.Inthecourseofwritingandresearching,theyhavegivenmealotofassistanceandadvice.AbstractPolitenessisthebasicprincipleofcommunicativeactivities.Languageisatoolforhumancommunication.Politenessutterancesarethesymbols

3、ofhumancivilizationthatisarequirementtohelppeopleestablishagoodcommunicationrelationship.Intheincreasingdevelopmentofsociety,politenessutterancesplayanimportantroleinthecommunicationbetweencountries.Throughthestudyofpolitenessutterances,weshouldavoidmisunderstand

4、ingsandpragmaticfailureandunderstandculturalconnotation.Thispaperusesthemethodsofcomparison,literatureresearchandsoontoexplorethedifferentpolitenessutterancesinChinese andEnglishandtheculturalcausesofthedifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica.Peoplecanproperlyunderstan

5、dthedifferentpolitenessutterancesinChineseandEnglish,andunderstandthereasonsforthedifferences.Thiswillbeofhelptofriendlyandcooperativebetweennations,promotetheculturalexchange,andreducemisunderstandingsandconflicts.KeyWords:politenessutterances;Chineseculture;Ame

6、ricanculture摘要礼貌是交际活动中的基本准则，语言是人类的交际工具，礼貌用语是人类文明的标志，是帮助人们建立良好的交际关系的必要条件。在日益发展的社会中，国际间的交流逐渐加深，礼貌用语起着至关重要的作用。通过对礼貌用语的研究，以避免产生误解和语用失误，了解其中的文化内涵。本文运用了对比法、文献研究法等方法，通过对中英文中不同的礼貌用语以及中美文化产生的差异的原因的探究，人们能正确了解中英文中礼貌用语的不同，认识产生差异的原因，这将有助于国际间的友好合作，促进文化交流，减少误解和冲突。关键词：礼貌用语；中国文化；

7、美国文化ContentsTOCo"1-3"hzu1.Introduction12.AReviewofLiteratureonPoliteness12.1TheDefinitionofPolitenessinChina22.2TheDefinitionofPolitenessUtterancesinAmerica22.3TheDifferencesofPolitenessUtterancesBetweenChinaandAmerica33.TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandAmerica

8、nsonPolitenessUtterances43.1DifferentAppellationsinChineseandEnglish43.1.1DifferentKinshipTerminologies43.1.2DifferentIntimateAppellations53.1.3DifferentTitleA