中西方恭維語(yǔ)差異(英文版)

ThedifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncomplimentsNO.1:DefinitionofcomplimentsInthelanguageandculturethat

Chineseandwesternpeople,complimentisoneofthemostcommonlanguagefordailyuse,itplaysagreeting,encourage,acknowledgements,openthetopicandalleviatethecontradictionetc..SocomplimentsaresharedbyEnglishandChinesecultureformulaicspeechact,knownasthe"verbalgift","sociallubricant"However,influencedbytheirsocialpsychology,culturalorientation,valuesandotherfactors,thetopic,complimentstructuremodel,responsestrategyaspectsofanationalculturedeeply,toreflecttheculturalcharacteristicsofdifferentnations.NO.2:thedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncompliments(a),differencesincomplimentsfunction:

AccordingtotheinvestigationandstatisticsofHaoBert,HolmesandWolfson,themainfunctionofcomplimentsinwesternculture:

1)appreciated;2)isduetopeople'ssocialstatusandrolerelationshipisnotfixed,especiallywomen,usecomplimentstocoordinatetherelationshipbetweenthetwosidesofcommunicationof"consistency",whichputitasacomplimentaharmonioussocialrelations,promotefeelingsorfriendshipeachothermeans.

AccordingtoJiaYuxin(1997)survey,themainChinesecomplimentsinfunction:1)tomakeeachotherfeelgood;2)appreciation;3)byothers(b),thedifferenceofthetopiccompliment:

Complimentisapositivepolitenessstrategy,positiveevaluationofsomesuperiorityoverothersiscarriedout,thevastmajorityofcomplimenttopicinvolvingseveralappearance,behavior,ability,achievementsandpropertyandsoon,especiallytocomplimentothersappearanceandachievementsfortheworst.1:ComplimentothersinappearanceInWesterncultures,menpraisefemalebodyappearance,dress,etc.,canbesaidtobeverycommonthing,but,inChinesetraditionalcultureisthebasictaboo.InChinese,whenmalecomplimentwomen'sappearance,mayberegardedasarudeandsufferedadig,is"lady-killer","rogue";praisefriendswifecouldalsobeconsideredtohaveanulteriormotive,becauseChinesebelievesin"friendswifewillnotbebullied","menandwomenaredifferent".Thereason:Americanslove"change,difference",andemphasizedtheChinaoftraditionalcultureisthe"convergence".2:ComplimentothersinabilityInwesternculture,involvingotherscomplimentisveryseriousjudgment,andonlythosewhohavetheability,highersocialstatusarequalifiedtodoso,so,thiskindofcomplimentusuallyappeartocomplimentthesubordinatesinthesuperior,tomaintainthesuperiorsubordinaterelationship.InChineseopposite.Thiskindofphenomenonandourtraditionalculture"othersorientedcollectivism"and"relationorientation"isinseparable.c),thedifferenceformInwesternculture,communicationisthecoreofself-centeredcommunicativeformat,whichleadstotheWesterncomplimentsinthefirstpersonappearmorefrequentlythaneasterncompliments.InChinaculture,onthecontraryisothercentredcommunicationmode,thisisthethirdpersoninthewesterndiscoursefrequencylowerthanthedirectcauseoftheOrientaldiscourse.Inaddition,therearealotofinvisiblecomplimentsinChinaculture,thespeaker'spraiseisnotobviousinlanguageitself,isflatteryonlyaccordingtothespecificcontextandbackgroundknowledgetounderstanditspraise.Incontrast,westernculturehighlystylizedcomplimentstofacilitateexchangesdoublereverseunmistakablycoordinatetheir"consistency"(d),differencesincomplimentresponsemodeResponsestrategyforcompliments,thedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultureisveryobvious:Inwesternculture,complimentresponseisoften"accept","meet",to"Thankyou"withtheassenttocomplimenttheviews,andtoexpressmygratitude,oneissureofyourability,ontheotherhandistoothersappreciationabilityapproval.Suchas:A:Youlooksmartinthissweater.B:Thankyou!InChineseculturebyadmirers,usedto"deny"or"s