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1、AContrastiveStudyofPolitenessinEnglishandChineseCultureAbstract:Differentlanguagesandculturesofacountryhavedifferentkindsofexpressionofpolite.AdeepunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishpolitenessprincipleanditsorigin,whichishelpfulforcross-culturalcommunicationandimprovingtheability
2、tocross-culturalcommunicate.Inthispaper,itisbeginwiththedifferentculturebackgroundofpolite;discussestheoriginofpoliteness;analyzesthereasonsforthesedifferences,andsummarizesthedifferencesinEnglishandChineseculture.LearningthedifferentusagesofEnglishandChinesepoliteisaimsatpointingoutthatpeoplecanp
3、utthepolitenessintorightusageonlyifpeopleunderstandcorrectlyabouttheusageofthepolitenessprincipleindifferentcultures;onlyinthisway,wecanavoidsomemistakes,misunderstandingorevenconflicts;thus,wecanpromotethecross-culturalcommunicationgoingeffectivelyandtobeinthebestcondition.Keywords:polite,differe
4、ntculture,use,communication1.IntroductionProbably,insubconsciousmind,everyonemayhavestrongdesireforotherpeople'srespectandadmiration.Asaresult,politenessappeared.Asoneofthebasiccriterionsofcommunicativeactivities,politenessisatooltomaintainharmoniousinterpersonalrelationshipanditisanimportantsymbo
5、lofhumancivilization.Duetotheculturaldifferences,differentnationalitieshavedifferentunderstandingsofpoliteness,andthepoliteprinciplestheyfollowedaregreatlydifferent,too.Thesefactors,suchaslanguagecourtesy,valueorientationandmodeofthinkingarecloselylinked.Itisnecessaryforpeopletoknowclearlyaboutthe
6、differencesofpolitenessprinciplesincross-culturalcommunication.IfweunderstandthedifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesecultureandgettheunderstandingofthetargetlanguageculture.Thenweareabletoavoidpragmaticfailurecausedbytheculturaldifferencesduringthecross-culturalcommunication;ultimately,wecanavoidunn
7、ecessaryconflictsand第13页共13页misunderstandingscausedbyculturaldifferencestoimprovetheinterpersonalskillsincross-culturalcommunicationandpromotethedevelopmentofharmonioussociety.1.1BriefIntroductionofPolitenessinEn
