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1、AContrastiveStudyofPolitenessinEnglishandChineseCultureAbstract:Differentlanguagesandculturesofacountryhavedifferentkindsofexpressionofpolite.AdeepunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishpolitenessprincipleanditsorigin,whichishelpfulforcross-culturalcommunic
2、ationandimprovingtheabilitytocross-culturalcommunicate.Inthispaper,itisbeginwiththedifferentculturebackgroundofpolite;discussestheoriginofpoliteness;analyzesthereasonsforthesedifferences,andsummarizesthedifferencesinEnglishandChineseculture.LearningthedifferentusagesofEn
3、glishandChinesepoliteisaimsatpointingoutthatpeoplecanputthepolitenessintorightusageonlyifpeopleunderstandcorrectlyabouttheusageofthepolitenessprincipleindifferentcultures;onlyinthisway,wecanavoidsomemistakes,misunderstandingorevenconflicts;thus,wecanpromotethecross-cultu
4、ralcommunicationgoingeffectivelyandtobeinthebestcondition.Keywords:polite,differentculture,use,communication1.IntroductionProbably,insubconsciousmind,everyonemayhavestrongdesireforotherpeople'srespectandadmiration.Asaresult,politenessappeared.Asoneofthebasiccriterionsofc
5、ommunicativeactivities,politenessisatooltomaintainharmoniousinterpersonalrelationshipanditisanimportantsymbolofhumancivilization.Duetotheculturaldifferences,differentnationalitieshavedifferentunderstandingsofpoliteness,andthepoliteprinciplestheyfollowedaregreatlydifferen
6、t,too.Thesefactors,suchaslanguagecourtesy,valueorientationandmodeofthinkingarecloselylinked.Itisnecessaryforpeopletoknowclearlyaboutthedifferencesofpolitenessprinciplesincross-culturalcommunication.IfweunderstandthedifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesecultureandgettheunder
7、standingofthetargetlanguageculture.Thenweareabletoavoidpragmaticfailurecausedbytheculturaldifferencesduringthecross-culturalcommunication;ultimately,wecanavoidunnecessaryconflictsand第13页共13页misunderstandingscausedbyculturaldifferencestoimprovetheinterpersonalskillsincros
8、s-culturalcommunicationandpromotethedevelopmentofharmonioussociety.1.1BriefIntroductionofPolitenessinEn