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1、华南师范大学开放学院毕业论文年级：10级专业：英语教育姓名：准考证号：论文题目：TheLanguageDifferenceReflectionBewtweenChineseandWesternCulture通讯地址：_联系电话：评语：评分：指导老师：AbstractChinahasmorethan5000yearsofhistoryandculture,howeverthewesternworldonlyhasabout2000yearsofsocialhistory.ButthecollisionofChineseandWesternculture,andthemeltingexchange

2、forallofcivilizationhasplayedasignificantcolorandfilltherole.Languagesandculturesarecloselylinked,languageitselfisakindofculturalphenomenon,isanintegralpartofculture.DifferentIanguagescanreflecttheculturaldifferencesbetweendifferentethnicgroups,butdifferentcultureshavegeneralcharacteralready,alsohav

3、eitsindividualcharacter.DifferentIanguagefromthesocialcustoms,religiousbeliefsandhistoricalallusions,wayofthinkingandreflectdifferentcultures.Richandcolorfullanguageandculture,culturaldifferencesindifferentposesandwithdifferentexpressions.Thisarticlefromthediet,valuesandethnicaredifferentinbeliefsan

4、dotheraspectstoexplorethedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculture.Keywords:CultureDiffereneeValuesDifferencesLanguageReflects摘要中国悠久历史5000年，西方世界五六百年的社会历程。中西文化的碰撞、交流以及融化为全人类文明起到了填补和着彩的作用。语言和文化紧密相连，语言本身就是一种文化现象，是文化不可分割的一部分。不同的语言能反映出不同民族的文化差异，但不同民族的文化既有共性，又有其个性。不同语言可以从社会的风俗习惯，宗教信仰、历史典故、思维方式等方面反映出不同文化的

5、差异。语言文化丰富多彩，文化差异千姿百态。本文从饮食、价值观念和民族信仰的差异等方面来探讨中西文化的差异。关键词：文化差异价值观念差异语言的体现11Contents2. Abstracti摘要.iiContents.iii1ntroduction.1ThevaluesoftheChineseculturedifferences12.1 ArtDifferences.122WayofThinking.13 2.3AestheticIdeas.2DifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculture33.1 CommunityCultureandIndividuali

6、sm.34 EtiquetteDifference3Theinfluenceofcultureinlanguageexpressionembodied44.1 CultureontheEffectofV)cabulary.44.2 TheInflueneeoftheCultureoftheCall.55. 4.3TheInflueneeoftheCultureoftheGreeting.5Conclusion6Acknowledgement7Bibliography8ChineseandWesternCultureandLanguageDifferencesReflect1. Introduc

7、tionInrecentyears,studiesonculturaldifferencesarecausedbyexpertsandscholarsaswellasordinaryIanguageandcultureeducationattention.Thisreflectsthechangeofthetimesandrequirements.Ontheculturaldifferencesthebasicaimistotrainpeopletoculturaldifferencesinthepositiveattitudetounderstand,isculturedindifferen

8、tculturecontactdaptationandculturalcommunicationskills.Withthearrivaloftheeconomicglobalization,Chinasfurtheropeningup,especiallyChinasaccessiontotheWTO.moreandmorepeoplewhoparticipateininterculturalcommunicationwhethergoabroadorathomeallneedtostudy,familiarwithcommunicateskillofdifferentcultureback

9、groundpeople.Basedonthispoint,theculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternthenainmanifestationsandcausesofthedifferencesbetweensimplediscussionandcomparison.1.1 TheValuesoftheChineseCultureDifferencesScieneeDifferencesChinesebelievethattheirexperieneeandauthoritbelievethattheancientsevenmorethanbe

10、lievetodaytheauthorityofsuperstition,lackofinnovationandthespiritofexploration.WhiletheWesternerspaymoreattentiontopracticeandtheoryfullofthespiritofadventure,advocaterationalthinking.TheChinesepeoplepayattentiontothespiritofliberty,freedom,democracyasapowerfulgift.Whilethewesterndemocracythought,po

11、liticsforthepeople,allthepowerispeoplesaward,forthegovernmenttoexerciseapower.1.2 WaysofThinkingDifferentnationshavedifferentculture,anddifferentwaysofthinking,thinkingfeatures,andthethinkingstyle,thisisthinkingofthedifferences.ThinkingofthedifferencesreflectsthedifferentIanguagesformedforalongtimei

12、nthenationalIanguagetendency.EveryIanguagereflectsthenationsthinking.Chineseemphasisonthethinkinginimages,usethetechniqueofimageisusedtoexpressabstractconcepts;AndonEnglishabstractthinking,moreattentiontotheuseofabstractthinkingability,isgoodatwithabstractconceptsexpressspecificthings.IntheIanguagep

13、erformanee,Chinesesubjectsoftenhavethelifeterm,sentenceasmoredynamic;Andthewesterndistinguishbetweensubjectandobject.InperformaneeinEnglishIanguageformorethanthesubjectforinanimatenouns,bemoredynamic.Chineseemphasisoncurvethinking,usedtoexplain,thisfromthesideoftheouterenvironment,thelastexpresscent

14、er;AndonEnglishthinkingstraightintoexpressideas,tocomestraighttothepoint,focusonthebeginning,fillagainintoallkindsofmodified.ForexampleintheChinese,itsaid:“昨晚7点在剧场门口,我碰至U了一个多年未见的老朋友”.Thesamemeaning,Englishissaid:Imetoneofmyoldfriends,whomIhadntseenforyearsattheentranceofthetheatreIsHt7iight.1.3 Aest

15、heticIdeasChineseandwesternaestheticsculturedifferenceisverybig.Forexample,IntheChineseidea,thesadLindaiyuisbeauty;andinwesternidea,Lindaiyubecamesick.Nowmanywesternersinthepursuitofhealthybeautythinkbrown,blackskinhealthierBecausetheyhas“backisbeautifuaesthetictaste.Becauseofthedifferenthistoricalt

16、raditionbetweenChinaandwestern,formuniqueaesthetichabit.Themosttypicalexampleisthesymbolicsignificanceofcolor,InBritain,thepurplesymbolizingdignity,whitesymbolizespurity,thebridesweddingdressiswhite,andredisthedustywoman;InChina,yellowisthecolorofemperor,commonpeoplelikesbrightredbiggreen,thebrideto

17、wearredclothesforthedayoftheprosperousfortunes.3.1 3DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCultureCommunityCultureandIndividualismInChina,communitycultureisthedominantvalues.Wehopethatthenationallogicaladministrationandharmoniouspeople;calledthehappymarriageas“aheaven-madematch.InBritain,theUnitedStates

18、andotherwesterncountriesemphasizeindividualism,withparticularemphasisonpersonalvalueanddignity,individualcharacteristicsanddifferences,twodistinctvalueorientationsisalsoreflectedinthediet.Typically,Chinesedinnerpartytotakeasharedway,sharingabanquet,sharingsomedishonthetable.Thisprobablyoriginatedfro

19、mthedietsoAcaciaalsoideologyofcollectivism,emphasizingahop.Westerndinnerpartypursuestheseparatediningsystem.Thefirstisthepointofthedish,whattoeatsomething.Thisalsoshowsthewesterntherespectforindividuality.Afterserving,eachmanusesadisc.Havetheirrespective,addseasonings.Thebillalsotendtotakeabusiness,

20、everyonepayshisbill.3.2 EtiquetteDifferenceThedifferencesofChinesediningetiquettediningetiquettereflectaletofthespirit.Thepartystarted,everyonewillbewaitingforthemaster,onlywhenthemasterpleasewhenhasdinner,justsaidpartybegins.Whennewdishes,pleasemaster,theguestandolderpeopleusefirsttoshowrespect.Wes

21、terndiningetiquettecommunicateisakindofbeautyofthespirit.Askingtheprocessnotonlydeliciousmealsandmorepleasingtotheeye,pleasingtotheear.First,notonlyshouldproperlydressed,oftenaskedtoweargowns,andaskthesittingpositiontodignified.Second,canamealnotpleasingofvoice.Talktoeachothertosoft-spoken,canttalkl

22、oudly.Chineseandwesternintheweddingceremonyalsohaveverybigdifferenee.Chinesetraditionalcustomhavethreebooksixritualthreeknockatnineworshipcourtesy.InChina,usuallyholdaweddingceremonyingroomhome,andeverywhereisred,fulloflively,radiantwithjoy.Thebrideandgroomneedtohavethricekneelingattheceremon,takeac

23、upofteafortheyparents.Butwesternweddingalsoisserious,andbeautifulandromantic,isunforgettableAChinesedinner,nomatterhowrichfood,alwayshumbleafewwordsofTodaynothinggoodfood,literallydoafewsampledishes.Thisisasubject,butwesternerstothink,Youdontseriouslycookingandtreatme,thereisnosincere,meanwhilethaty

24、oudontrespectme.Instead,thewesternpeoplehavebeenpraised,thankedfirst,andtalkabouttheirfeelings,suchas”Thanlyouverymuch.”Or“Doyoureallythinkso?”“Oh,really?Thankyouverymuch.”4TheInfluenceofCultureinLanguageExpressionEmbodied4.1TheInfluenceofCultureonTranslationAlmosteverynationintheworldhasitsownuniqu

25、eunderstandingofIanguageandthewayofthinking,onthesamething,oftenfordifferentunderstanding,andproduceIanguageexpressionwayofthedifferences.InbothEnglishandChineseIanguages,coloristhesamemean,butbecauseofthedifferencesbetweentheunderstanding,makeitsculturalmeaningiscompletelydifferent.suchas:blacktea红

26、茶blackcoffee浓咖啡（不加糖或牛奶）brownsugar红糖,bluefilm黄色影片intheblack赢利inthered亏损,赤字whitesale大减价whitelie善意的谎言InadditiontoEnglishandChineseareinlogicalthinkingonthedifferences,Forexample:“Nobod%ouldbetoofoolishthisday.”InChina,ifthissentenceliteraltranslation:今天谁也不会太愚蠢Thatwouldbeabigmistake.BecauseoftheEnglishi

27、sdoublenegativestructure,whichreflectsareversethinkingway.Thecorrecttranslationshouldbe：今天，无论你怎样出洋相，都不算过分.”ParablesandIanguageingredientswhichusedtoexpressisarichethnicculturecolour,theunderstandingdisordersisalsooneofthereasonsintheprocessoftranslation.Duetoculturaldifferences,thedifferentnationali

28、tytothesameunderstandingoftheworld,differences.canhavedifferentperspectiveAngle,parableoftheasstrongashorse气壮如牛asblindasabat鼠目寸光forthebirds对牛弹琴somethingfishy蛛丝马迹4.2 TheInflueneeoftheCultureoftheCallAmericansliketoaddresseachotherwithanameasapersonal.Notonlysimilaragebetweensocall,theagegapbetweenthe

29、socalled,norespecteachothersmeaning,thesonofthefatherevenusefirstnames.ButinChina,usefirstnamesonmanyoccasions,appearinsufficientrespect,thechildrencallthenameofitsparentsistaboo.Otherswillarguethatthechilddoesnotknowtherule.Becauseofthedifferentcultureherefromtheregisterdifferenee.TheChinesecallsom

30、eone,sometimesinthispersonforwhichpositionwithhisnamebefore,suchas:MangerZhang、PrincipalWang,TeacherLiu,AuntyZhao,UncleLi.Infactinthevastmajorityofcases,BritishandAmericanpeoplecallthemanforMr.,thewomenforMrs.,orMissisenough.Onlyafewprofessionalorpositioncanbeusedtoaddress.AstheDoctororaPhDsaidDocto

31、r.4.3TheInflueneeoftheCultureoftheGreetingFormostpeopleinAmerica,inquiredaboutstrangersornotfamiliarwiththeageoftheperson,howmuchincome,ifmarried,politicalleanings,religiousbelief,isnotpolite.Therefore,whentalkingwithforeigners,alsoshouldavoidthefollowingquestionsI.Howoldareyou?2.Howmuchdoyoumake?2.

32、 Areyoumarriedorsingle?4.Doyougotochurch?ChineseandwesternIanguageshavemanydifferentfarewellIanguages.Ifthepatientinandsaygoodbye,theChinesesaydrinkboilingwater,towearmoreclothes,sleepearlyorso,saidofthepatientscare.Butwesternerswouldneversaydrinkmorewaterthewordslike,becauseitsaidwillisconsideredto

33、haveahandpaintingfeettoo.Forexample,theywillsaytakecareorIhopeyouwillsoonrecoverandsoon.5.ConclusionThediffereneebetweendifferentculturesisduetotheirnationalculturalandhistoricalbackground,differentaestheticpsychologyresulting,inthedevelopmentofsociety,thehistoryofprecipitationintheConvention,isaper

34、manentculturalphenomenon.Weshouldbeawareofthedifferentregion,differentculturalbackgroundknowledgeandsocialcustoms.Therapiddevelopmentininformationtechnologytoday,peoplelivingintheworldisgettingsmallerandsmaller,peoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscommunicatemoreandmore.Understanddifferentcultures,

35、improveculturaladaptability,formodernpeopletohaveveryimportantsignificanee.LearningaboutthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculture,andhelprealizequalitativeleapfromperceptualtorationalthought,eliminatetheinfluenceofnegativetransfer,andthenmakeourinterculturalcommunicationmoreeffective,moresmoothl

36、y.AcknowledgementsDuringthispaperwriting,firstofalltothankMissLiu.Inhercarefulguidanee,Ihavecompletedathesistopic,drawing,firstdraft.Afterseveralrevisions,andshehelpedmeoutmoreinpaperformat,thecontentofexpression,languageandotherissues.OfcourseIwouldliketothankmyfriends,Zhangpeiming,ArtonandCharline

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