中西方礼仪文化的差异论文

学号：BE03110109哈尔滨师范大学学士学位论文题目中西方礼仪文化的差异学生方园指导教师刘莹副教授年级2003级专业英语系别英语学院恒星学院2THESISPAPERENGLISHDEPT.STARCOLLEGEHARBINNORMALUNIERSITYTITLE:CultureDifferenceinEtiquettebetweenChinaandWesternCountriesSTUDENT:FangYuanTUTOR:LiuYing(AssociateProfessor)GRADE:Grade2003MAJOR:EnglishEducationDEPARTMENT:EnglishDepartmentCOLLEGE:StarCollegeMay,2007HARBINNORMALUNIVERSITY3CultureDifferenceinEtiquetteBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesFangYuanAbstract:Theetiquetteisarulewhichexchangebetweenthepersonandperson,isonelanguage,andalsoisonekindoftoll.Becauseformstheetiquettetheimportantroot—thedifferentinreligiousbelief,enablestheworld’speoplethatbeliefthedifferentreligioustoobservethedifferentetiquette.Withtheaccelerationofthepaceofreformandopeningup,increasingtransnationalcommunication.Chineseandwesternetiquetteandculturedifferencearemoreevidentthan,aswellastheimpactofsuchdifferencesshouldnotbeoverlooked.Weneedtounderstandthisetiquette’sdifference.Inthisessay,wewilltakeChina,BritishandAmericaastherepresentationofWestern,tolookatsomeculturedifferenceinetiquette,andthenanalyzethereasons.Furthermore,wewilldiscusshowtolearnwesterncultureandtheintegrationofChineseandWesterncultureetiquette.KeyWords:etiquette;difference;integrationⅠIntroductionTheetiquetteisarulewhichbetweenthepersonandtheexchanges,isonelanguage,alsoisonekindoftool.withChinaentryintotheWTOandwillholdtheOlympicgamein2008,therelationshipbetweenChinaandWesterninpolitics,economy,culturewillbecomemoreandmoreclose.Itisundoubtedlythattheetiquettewillplayanimportantroleinthisprocess.Tothedefinitionofetiquette,ChinaandWesternhaveadifferentunderstanding.AsChinesethinksthattheetiquetteisthecommonbehaviorstandardsthatallthemembersmustobey,anditspurposeistokeepthenormallivingorderofthesociety.InancientChina,afamousphilosopherthinksthatetiquetteisaprincipaltodealwiththerelationshipbetweenmanandsupernaturalbeings,manandghosts,manandmen.TherearealsomanywordsaboutetiquetteinEnglish.Forexample,courtesywhichmeanscourteousbehavior,goodmanners;protocolwhichmeanssystemofrulesgoverningformaloccasion,e.g,meetings,betweengovernments,diplomats,etc.AndthesewordsareallfromthesameFrenchwordetiquette.e.g.，Ofcourse,morespreadandmoreprofoundculturalcommentofthewesternetiquetteisfromtheClassicalPeriod,i.e.,oldAthensandRomaculture.Today,etiquettebecomesthereflectionandmanifestationofonecountry’spolitics,economy,andcultureinpeople’ssocialcontact.Anditincludestheprincipalandmoralthatpeopleshouldobeyindailylife.Etiquetteformedintheprocessofthedepositionofcultureandsocialcontact.Soeverynationhastheirownetiquettestandardwhichcreatedwiththespiritofthistheirnation.Becauseofthis4formtheculturaldifferencebetweendifferentnations.Aslanguagesisthecarrierofthehumanculture.Thisdifferencemustreflectinthelanguageofdifferentnations.Soweneedtounderstandtheseetiquette’sdifferent.ⅡSomeCulturalDifferencesonEtiquetteBetweenChinaandWesternCulturedifferenceonpolitenessbetweenwesternandChinesecanbefoundinmanyaspectsofdailycommunication,includingaddressing,greetingandparting,compliments,apologies,thanks,etc.Inthefollowing,wewilllookatsomeetiquetteculturedifferentbetweenChinaandwestern.1.GreetingandPartingWhenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,peopleusuallygreeteachother.Thepurposeofgreetingistoestablishormaintainsocialcontact.Soformulaicexpressionsareoftenused,butsuchformulaicexpressionsoftencausesconflictbecauseofthegreatculturedifferencesbetweenChineseandnativeEnglishspeakers.InEnglish,peopleoftenusethefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon.Fineday,isn’tit?Howisgoingeverything?”Haveyoueatenyet?”Whatareyougoingtodo?”wherehaveyoubeen?”etc.Westerntreatsthemasrealquestion.Partingmaybedividedintotwosteps.Beforethefinalparting,thereisusualaleave-taking.WesternandChinesecultureshavediversewaystodealwithleave-taking.Firstly,inEnglishsociety,duringtheclosingphaseofanencounter,form“I”perspective,reasonforterminatingtheencounterispresentedinthemitigativecomments.Typicalcommentsareassociatedwithexpressionsofapology,suchas“I”amafraid,Imustbeoff,Ihavetorelievethebaby-sitter,etc.Westernpeoplebelievethattobewillingtovisitandconversewithsomeoneistohaverespectforhim;toterminatethevisitingisnotofone’sownfreewill,butbecauseofsomeotherarrangements,thereforetheyalwaystrytomaketheirleavingsoundreluctantbyfindingsomereasonsandapologizeforittomaketheleavingacceptableforbothparties.Englishspeakeroftensignalseveraltimesbeforeleaving.“Well,it’sbeennicetoseeyouagain.Idoenjoyourtalkandthelovelydinner,butImustbegoingsoon”.“Thankyouverymuchforaskingenover.Ihopewewillbeabletogettogetheragainbeforelong…”Consolidationinawiderrangeofcommonacquaintancealsooccurs,inexpressionssuchas“SayhellotoJackforme”or“RemembermetoJohn.”InChinesesociety,duringtheclosingphaseofandencounter,usuallyfrom“you”perspective,reasonforendingtheencounterissetforthinmitigativeexpression.Suchexpressionsinclude“你挺忙的，我就不打扰了.”“你一定累了，早点休息吧，我要告辞了.”etc.Withthesewords,theymaystandupfromtheirseats.Chinese5leave-takingisveryshortandquick.Westernpeoplethinkitsoabruptthattheyhav