Abstract
Chinese and western different historical background and developing process lead to the great cultural differences between them. With the rapid development of economy, the economic and cultural links between China and other countries are getting closer. With the deepening of mutual understanding, the culture conflicts between eastern and western countries are increasing. Language exchange is the main form of communication, and the use of language has a close relationship with culture. So “Cultural differences and language reflects” has became an important issue of cross-cultural communication. In future, the ability of cross-cultural communication will become an important basis for us to move towards the world。
Key Words: culture difference; culture and language; cross-cultural communication
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 1
Introduction 1
1. In both Chinese and English politeness principle 2
1.1 Politeness principle in English language 3
1.2 The politeness principle of Chinese language and culture 3
1.3 Differences between Chinese and English languages and cultures 4
1.4 The relationship between language and culture 5
2.A comparison of pragmatic differences between the two politeness principles 6
2.1Cultural differences and humble and polite greetings......................................6
2.1.1Cultural differences between address forms and politeness...................................6
2.2Cultural differences between Chinese and Western privacy 7
3. The difference of praise language 8
3.1The difference in praise 9
3.1.1The difference of the range and the different concepts of praise 10
3.2The difference of the range and the different concepts of praise 11
4.The linguistic embodiment of the cultural differences between China and the West..............................................................................................................................12
4.1The language of appellation 12
4.1.1The language of greetings 12
4.2Food and beverage terms and gifts 12
4.2.1Expression of thought and emotion 13
5 .Conclusion 14
References 15
