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1、毕业论文(设计)AContrastiveAnalysisofBodyLanguageinBetweenChineseandAmericanCultureAContrastiveAnalysisofBodyLanguageinBetweenChineseandAmericanCulture11.Introduction2Peoplecommunicatewitheachothernotonlybyverbalmeans,butalsobynonverbal.Non-verbalcommunicationma
2、inlyexpressesrealemotionandattitudethroughfacialexpression,gesture,eyebehavior,clothes,sound,etc.Forinstance,wavinghandistoshowfarewell;offeringourhandwithaslightsmiletoothersmeanswelcome.Whenlisteningtoareport,peopleleanagainstthechair,whichsuggeststhatt
3、heyarenotinterestedinthereport.22.ThedifferencesofbodylanguageinbetweenChineseandAmericanculture32.1Eyecontact32.2Touch52.3Facialexpression82.4Gestures102.4.1Thesamegestureswithdifferentmeaningsinthetwocultures112.4.2Differentgestureswiththesamemeaningsin
4、thetwocultures112.4.3Gestureswithcertainmeaningsinoneculture,noequivalentintheotherculture122.5Postures13Posturesareusuallyclassifiedintothreecategories:stance,bent-kneeposition(whichincludessitting,squatting,andkneeling)andlying.13Therearemanysimilaritie
5、sbetweenChineseandAmericanpeopleinstanceandsittingposition.Still,thereexistdifferenceswhichmayconfusebothparties.InChina,aslouchingpostureisasignofpoormanneronmanyoccasions,forChinesevalueproperstanceandsittingposition.However,Americansoftenfallintochairs
6、orslouchwhentheystand,becausebeingcasualandfriendlyisvaluedinAmerica.Therearealsoculturaldifferencesasfarasgaitisconcerned.ChinesepeoplemayreproachAmericansforbeingarrogantbecauseoftheirlongstrides.Onthe20毕业论文(设计)otherhand,Chinesepeople’sgaitmaybethoughta
7、sshyandtimid.ThedifferencesarecausedbythesimplereasonthatAmericansneedmorespacethanChinesedo.Besides,thereisanotherunderlyingreason:Chineseculturestressesmodesty,soitisimpropertoswagger.StandingwitharmsakimboiscommoninAmericawithneutralmeaning.Suchapostur
8、emaybeadoptedbothbymenandwomen.Womenadoptthisposturetoshowtheirimpatience.However,suchapostureisregardedasathreatinChina.13Sittingpostureisaconstantsourceofculturalmisunderstandings.Forexample:Americansfeelveryrelax
