中英寒暄语对比研究.doc

1、学科分类号050201本科毕业论文（设计）题目中英寒暄语对比研究ACONTRASTIVESTUDYOFTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESE姓名学号1002010540209院（系）外国语学院专业英语年级2010级指导教师职称教授二一四年四月DECLARATIONI,YANGJING,THEUNDERSIGNED,HEREBYDECLARETHATTHISESSAYDOESNOTCONTAINANYMATERIALWHICHHASBEENACCEPTEDFORTHEAWARDOFANYOTHERHIGHERDEGREEORGRADUATEDIPLO

2、MAINANYTERTIARYINSTITUTIONANDTHAT,TOTHEBESTOFMYKNOWLEDGEANDBELIEF,THISESSAYDOESNOTCONTAINANYMATERIALPREVIOUSLYPUBLISHEDORWRITTENBYANOTHERPERSON,EXCEPTWHENDUEREFERENCEISMADEINTHETEXTOFTHEESSAYSIGNEDDATEDCONTENTSABSTRACTINCHINESE1ABSTRACTINENGLISH2INTRODUCTION311RESEARCHBACKGROUND312RESEARCHPURPOSE313

3、RESEARCHSIGNIFICANCE3THEORETICALFRAMEWORKS421THEDEFINITIONOFPHATICCOMMUNION422THEORIGINOFPHATICCOMMUNION4DIFFERENCEBETWEENCHINESEANDENGLISHONPHATICCOMMUNION531DIFFERENTBACKGROUNDSONDIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNIONBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTURES532CHINESEANDWESTERNPEOPLETHINKINGINDIFFERENTWAYSONTHEDIFFERENT

4、CAUSESBYTHETRADITIONALGREETINGS733DIFFERENTCOMMUNICATIVEHABITSDUETODIFFERENCESONGREETINGSBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICA8CONCLUSION10BIBLIOGRAPHY11ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS12贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）1摘要在当今这个经济飞速发展的时代，全球化跨文化交际活动越来越频繁。寒暄语，作为一种表示寒暄、应酬的辅助性语言，是维持良好社会关系的有效润滑剂。寒暄语具有缩短交际者之间的距离、打破僵局、表示敬意以及乐于与之结交等功能。寒暄语的多功能性决定了它在跨文化交际活动中

5、的重要性。本文从中西思维方式、文化背景、交际习惯等各个层面研究了英汉寒暄语的差异，以期对跨文化交际做出些微贡献。关键词寒暄语思维方式文化背景交际习惯对比研究贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）2ABSTRACTWITHTHEFASTDEVELOPMENTOFTHEECONOMY,THEGLOBALINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONHASBECOMEMOREANDMOREFREQUENTPHATICCOMMUNION,ASAMINISTRANTLANGUAGETOEXPRESSNEGOTIATIONSANDSOCIALENGAGEMENT,ISAWELLLUBEFORTHESOCIAL

6、RELATIONSHIPPHATICCOMMUNIONHASMANYFUNCTIONS,SUCHASTOSHORTENTHECOMMUNICATIONDISTANCEBETWEENPEOPLE,TOBREAKTHEDEADLOCK,ANDTOSHOWRESPECTTOOTHERPEOPLEALSO,ITISASTRATEGYTOMAINTAINCOMFORTABLEINTERPERSONALRELATIONSHIPPHATICCOMMUNIONISIMPORTANTININTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONSTHEREFORE,THEPAPERSTUDIESTHEDIFFEREN

7、CESOFPHATICCOMMUNIONBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESEFROMDIFFERENTASPECTS,SUCHASTHEIRMODEOFTHINKING,THEIRCULTURALBACKGROUND,ANDTHEIRHABITSOFCOMMUNICATIONKEYWORDSPHATICCOMMUNIONMODEOFTHINKINGBACKGROUNDOFCULTUREHABITOFCOMMUNICATIONCONTRASTIVESTUDY贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）3INTRODUCTIONWITHTHEFASTGROWINGOFTHEINTERCULTURALC

8、OMMUNICATIONACTIVITIES,CHINESEANDWESTERNCOUNTRIESAREGETTINGTOKNOWMOREANDMOREFROMEACHOTHERABOUTTHEIRHISTORY,CULTURE,ANDCUSTOMSPEOPLEALWAYSCONJECTUREFROMMANYDIFFERENTANGLESFORTHEIRDIFFERENTEXPERIENCESPHATICCOMMUNION,ASONEFUNCTIONOFLANGUAGE,HASBEENUSEDINTOSOLECISMAFTERTHAT,THEREAREMOREANDMORESTUDIESABO

9、UTPHATICCOMMUNIONDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESANDCUSTOMSHAVEDIFFERENTEXPRESSIONSTOPERFORMPHATICCOMMUNIONTHEFUNCTIONOFPHATICCOMMUNIONSISSIMILARINCHINESEANDWESTERNCOUNTRIES,THATISTOKEEPCOMFORTABLERELATIONSHIPBETWEENPEOPLE11RESEARCHPURPOSETOCOMPAREPHATICCOMMUNIONBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESEISTOIMPROVEMUTUALUNDERSTAND

10、INGBETWEENPEOPLEFROMTHETWODIFFERENTCULTURESPHATICCOMMUNIONSUNDERDIFFERENTCULTURESOFDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESAREQUITEDIFFERENTATTHESAMETIME,DIFFERENTCONDITIONSSUCHASDIFFERENTBACKGROUNDS,DIFFERENTTHINKINGWAY,ANDDIFFERENTHABITSRESULTINDIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNIONALLKINDSOFLIVINGWAYSMAKEGREATINFLUENCESONPEOPLESMIN

11、DANDPEOPLEINDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESALSOHAVEDIFFERENTIDEASOFPHATICCOMMUNION12RESEARCHSIGNIFICANCETHISPAPERANALYZESTHEDIFFERENCESOFPHATICCOMMUNIONBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESELANGUAGEPHATICCOMMUNIONSEMOTIONALINFORMATIONISPASSEDASALANGUAGEMETHODUNDERTHECONSTRAINTSOFTHINKING,MANNERSANDCUSTOMSANDOTHERFACTORS,ANDTH

12、EMEANINGANDPURPOSEOFEXPRESSIONISDIFFERENTAFTERKNOWINGTHESE,WECANMAKEACCURATEANDRATIONALUSEOFGREETINGSATDIFFERENTOCCASIONSINTHE21STCENTURYGLOBALINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONBECOMESMOREUSUALASTHEEXCHANGEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNTRADEHASBECOMEMOREFREQUENTANDTHECONSTANTTRADEFRICTIONSBETWEENCHINAANDTHEWESTHAVEARE

13、GULATORYANDELIMINATINGROLEINPROMOTINGCROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONTHEORETICALFRAMEWORKS21THEDEFINITIONOFPHATICCOMMUNIONPHATICCOMMUNION,TOMAKEGREETINGSWHENPEOPLEMEETING,ISALIPSERVICEFROMTHEWORDOCEANFROMCIHAI,PHATICCOMMUNIONWASUSEDTOASKTHEWEATHERWHETHERITISWARM贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）4ORCOLDBUTODONNELANDTODDHAVETH

14、ERELATIVELYBROADDIVISIONTHEYBELIEVETHATTAKINGSCANBESEEMEDASPHATICCOMMUNIONEXCEPTTHESUBJECTTODD,1980124SUNXUEMEISAIDTHATGREETINGSAREUSEDTOPRODUCEACERTAINATMOSPHEREORMAINTAININGSOCIALCONTACT2009122PHATICCOMMUNIONISINCLUDINGTWODIFFERENTSIDESLANGUAGECOMMUNICATIONANDNONLANGUAGECOMMUNICATIONZHU,198916HESA

15、IDTHATLANGUAGEISNOTTHEONLYMETHODTOMAKETHECONTRACTSBETWEENPEOPLESOMETIMES,ONLYASMILE,ANODDING,ASHAKINGANDAHUGCANACHIEVETHESAMEEFFECTANDTHEREISANOTHERDEFINITIONOFPHATICCOMMUNIONPHATICCOMMUNIONISANINFORMALTYPEOFDISCOURSETHATDOESNOTCOVERANYFUNCTIONALTOPICSOFCONVERSATIONORANYTRANSACTIONSWHICHNEEDTOBEADDR

16、ESSEDWANG,2012238THEREARESOMEDEFINITIONSOFTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONINPEOPLESDAILYLIFEDIFFERENTNATIONSANDCOUNTRIESHAVEDIFFERENTWAYSTOPERFORMTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONFROMHEREWECANSEETHATPHATICCOMMUNIONISNOTONLYUSEDTOASKTHEWEATHER,BUTALSOCANBEGREETINGWORDSOFCOMMUNICATIONWITHEACHOTHERPHATICCOMMUNIONONACERTAINOCCASION

17、USEDPROPERLYORNOTWILLDIRECTLYAFFECTTHEFOLLOWINGCOMMUNICATIONSOMETIMESEVENCANDIRECTLYRELATESTOWHETHERTHESTATEANDSOCIETYHARMONIOUSDEVELOPMENTCURRENTLY,DEEPLYUNDERSTANDTHEDEFINITIONOFTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONANDPROPERLYUSEITISWHATTHEPEOPLENEEDTODORIGHTNOW22THEORIGINOFPHATICCOMMUNIONPHATICCOMMUNIONISTHEPROLOGU

18、EWHENPEOPLEMEETANDASTEPPINGSTONEFORTHECOMMUNICATIONITASACONVERSATIONALINTERACTIONBETWEENFRIENDSANDACQUAINTANCES,OFTENCANONLYPROVIDEALITTLEINFORMATION,ISDRIVINGTHECONVERSATIONTOAGREATEXTENTOFTHEBOTHSIDESNORRICKONCESAIDTHATFROMTHEPRAGMATICFUNCTIONOFTHESPEECHACTS,PHATICCOMMUNIONACTSASASUFFICIENTAMOUNTO

19、FSOCIALROLESINORDERTOSHOWTHEGOODBEHAVIORFROMTHESPEAKERNORRICK,1978277ASPEOPLEMENTIONABOUTTHEPHATICCOMMUNION,WECANNATURALLYTHINKOFAGREATBRITISHSOCIALANTHROPOLOGISTMALINOWSKIHEWASTHEFIRSTMANINTHEWORLDWHOPUTFORWARDTHETERMPHATICCOMMUNIONANDSTARTUSINGITPRIMITIVELY,THEREISASTUDYABOUTSOCIALCHANGESANDCULTUR

20、ALCUSTOMOFTROBRIANDISLANDSINTHEWESTOFPACIFICHEATEWITHTHELOCALRESIDENTSABOUTTWOYEARSWHILEHELIVEDTHEREALTHOUGHITSEEMSTOHAVELITTLEUSEFULPURPOSETOMAINTAINANDESTABLISHTHEGOODRELATIONSHIPSBETWEENTHEMSELVESANDTHESOCIETY,HEFOUNDTHATTHEREAREMANYSUBTLEWORDSINTHEINTERPERSONALCOMMUNICATIONBETWEENPEOPLEPHATICCOM

21、MUNION,PUTBYMALINOWSKI,HASNOPRACTICALMEANINGBUTTOMAINTAINTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENPEOPLECOMMUNICATIVELANGUAGE（MALINOWSKI,192359）THISTERMISRECOGNIZEDVERYSOONBYALLSECTORSOFTHECOMMUNITYTHENITHASBECOMEANIMPORTANTRESEARCHOBJECTOF贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）5SOCIALLANGUAGEMALINOWSKIPOINTSOUTSEVERALCHARACTERISTICSOFPHATICC

22、OMMUNIONFIRSTOFALL,PHATICCOMMUNIONISAKINDOFBEHAVIORPATTERNS,RATHERTHANTOPASSTHOUGHTSECONDLY,ALLKINDSOFPHATICCOMMUNION,ISAKINDOFLANGUAGEACTIVITYANDTHISKINDOFACTIVITYISTOCOMPLETEASOCIALFUNCTIONLASTBUTNOTLEAST,THEFUNCTIONISUSEDTOOVERCOMETHESTRANGEANDSILENCETHATMAKESPEOPLEUNCOMFORTABLEPHATICCOMMUNIONINC

23、HINAISALSOKNOWNASSOCIALIZINGLANGUAGE,WHICHREFERSTOSOCIALIZINGGENERALSENSEOFLANGUAGE,RATHERTHANESTABLISHINGANDMAINTAININGSOCIALTIESASSOCIATEDWITHBODYLANGUAGEACCORDINGTOMALINOWSKISARTICLETHEPROBLEMOFMEANINGINPRIMITIVELANGUAGE,PHATICCOMMUNIONISDIVIDEDINTOVERBALCOMMUNICATIONANDNONVERBALCOMMUNICATIONASPE

24、CTSITDOESNOTMEANTHATALLSOCIALSITUATIONSNEEDTHEHELPOFLANGUAGE,BUTPEOPLECANUSEASMILE,ANOD,AHUG,SHAKINGHANDS,KISSINGONTHECHEEKTOACHIEVEEXPECTEDCOMMUNICATIVEEFFECTCLARKSUGGESTEDDETERMINEWHICHWASGREETINGSARETHETHREECONDITIONS1THEPARTICULARSITUATIONALCONTEXTFOREXAMPLE,ASMALLTALKATTHEBUSSTATION2LANGUAGEAND

25、PARALANGUAGEASPECTOFCOMMUNICATIVEBEHAVIORTHEUSEOFTHEREGULAREXPRESSION,SUCHASDISCUSSINGTHEWEATHER3SOCIALFUNCTIONTOAVOIDSILENCE,ESTABLISHANDMAINTAINAGOODATMOSPHEREINSOMESITUATIONSCLARK,1990165PEOPLECANUSETHEPHATICCOMMUNIONREASONABLEAFTERTHEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEGREETINGSANDDECISIONCONDITIONSBUTJUSTTOKNOWT

26、HISISFARTOMEETTODAYSCOMMUNICATIONOFTHEINTERNATIONALCOMMUNITYPEOPLENEEDTOUNDERSTANDFURTHERONTHEBASISOFDIFFERENTPEOPLEINDIFFERENTPLACESHOWTOUSEDIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNIONDIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNIONSBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNPEOPLEDIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNIONTENDSTOCONVEYDIFFERENTCOMMUNICATIVEPURPOSESCHINESEANDWES

27、TERNCULTUREANDCUSTOMSALSOINFLUENCETHEEXPRESSIONOFTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONSOPEOPLENEEDTOCOMPARECHINESEANDWESTERNCOUNTRIESPHATICCOMMUNIONFROMDIFFERENTASPECTSHEREARETHEREMAJORASPECTSOFTHEDIFFERENCES31DIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNIONDUETODIFFERENTBACKGROUNDSOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTURESCHINAISASTATEOFCEREMONIESANDALSOP

28、AYSMOREATTENTIONTOETIQUETTECIVILIZATIONSSOTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONISVERYIMPORTANTINTHECHINESESPEAKINGCOUNTRIESWHENPEOPLEGETTOGETHER,THEYWILLUSESOME贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）6USEFULPHATICCOMMUNIONWORDSTOSHOWTHEIRRESPECTTOOTHERPEOPLETAKEHAVEYOUEATENYETASANEXAMPLE,THEREARESOMEFIXEDCOMMUNICATIONS1AHAVEYOUEATENYETBNOHOWAB

29、OUTYOUAIHAVEALREADYHADDINNERWITHMYFAMILYITISMYSISTERSBIRTHDAYTODAYSOWEHADDINNERTOGETHER2AWHEREAREYOUGOINGBIMGOINGTOPOTTERINTHEGARDENHAVEYOUEATENYETFROMTHETWOSPECTACLESABOVE,WECANSEE,HAVEYOUEATENYETISASPECIALGREETINGINCHINESECULTUREESPECIALLY,THISPATTERNWASUSEDFREQUENTLYINRURALAREATHISSPECIALPHATICCO

30、MMUNIONCANBEREGARDEDASAGREETINGPATTERNOFCHINESENATIONALCULTURALTRADITIONTHEREARETWOORIGINALREASONSFIRSTLY,THELACKOFFOODANDCLOTHINGINTHEPASTCHINAWASALONGTERMUNSOLVEDPROBLEMSECONDLY,CHINACARESABOUTFOODVERYMUCH,ABITEOFCHINAASITISCALLEDSOTHISSENTENCEHAVEYOUEATENYET,EXPRESSESTHECONCERNOFOTHERPEOPLE,ALSO,

31、ITREFLECTSCHINESEPEOPLESHOSPITALITYINENGLISHSPEAKINGCOUNTRIES,PHATICCOMMUNIONSARELEGIONHELLOISONEOFTHEMOSTWIDELYUSEDONEENGLISHPEOPLEALWAYSSAYHELLOWITHTHEIRFRIENDSANDACQUAINTANCESTHEYUSEHELLOATTHEBEGINNINGOFACONVERSATIONSOMEPEOPLEALSOUSEOTHERPHATICCOMMUNIONINSTEAD,SUCHASHOWDOYOUDO,HOWAREYOUORGOODMORN

32、ING,GOODAFTERNOON,GOODNIGHTANDSOONANDSOFORTHHEREARETHREEFIXEDCOMMUNICATIONSPECTACLES1AHELLOBHELLO2AHOWAREYOUBIAMFINETHANKYOU,ANDYOUAIAMFINE,TOOTHANKS3AGOODMORNINGBGOODMORNINGASANIMPORTANTMEDIUMFORCROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONANDCULTURE,PHATICCOMMUNIONHASAVERYCLOSERELATIONSHIPWITHTHEECONOMICDEVELOPMENTO

33、FALLCOUNTRIESBECAUSELANGUAGEHASEFFECTSONCULTURE,LANGUAGEHASANTIIMPACTOFCOUNTERCULTURELANGUAGEISANIMPORTANTPARTOFCULTURELIKELEARNINGALANGUAGE,PEOPLEFIRSTHAVETOLEARNTHECULTUREOFTHETARGETLANGUAGEBECAUSETHEREISNOLANGUAGEEXISTSWITHOUTITSCULTUREANDWITHOUTLANGUAGECULTURECANNOTBEUNDERSTOODBYHUMANBEINGTOOPEO

34、PLEHAVETOUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENTHECHINESEANDWESTERNCULTURALBACKGROUNDSOASTOKNOWTHEDIFFERENTPHATICCOMMUNION贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）7BETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESEINWESTERNCOUNTRIES,MARRIAGEANDAGEAREREGARDEDASPRIVACYTHEYPURSUEEQUALITYMEANWHILETHEYBELIEVETHATEVERYONEHASTHEIROWNRIGHTSENGLISHPEOPLEUSUALLYEXPRES

35、STHEIRIDEADIRECTLYCHINAISACOUNTRYWITH5000YEARSHISTORYCHINESEPEOPLEEMPHASIZESONJUSTICEANDBENEFITTHEYAREHUMBLE,HOSPITABLEANDDELICATETHEINQUIRIESOFTHEYOUNGERSMARRIAGEANDAGEBYTHEELDERANDSUPERIORARECONSIDEREDASACONCERN,ANDWILLNEVERBETHOUGHTASANINTERFERENCETOTHEIRPRIVACYTHEMOSTTYPICALGREETINGINCHINAISTOAS

36、KQUESTIONSABOUTTHETOPICOFMONEY,MARRIAGEANDHEALTHTAKEMONEYFOREXAMPLE,YOURSKIRTISSOBEAUTIFUL,HOWMUCHWHEREDIDYOUBUYITABOUTMARRIAGE,HAVEYOUMARRIEDDOYOUHAVECHILDRENABOUTHEALTH,AREYOUOKGOTOTHEHOSPITALANDSEETHEDOCTORWHILEINWESTERNCOUNTRIESPEOPLETHINKTHATTHESETOPICSARENOTNECESSARYANDHURTPEOPLESSELFESTEEMASA

37、RESULTTHEYUSUALLYASKOTHERPEOPLEABOUTHOWYOURVACATIONWASORHOWABOUTYOURFAMILYIFTHEYHAVEMOREINTIMATERELATIONSHIP,THEYWOULDASKEACHOTHERHOWMANYCHILDRENDOYOUHAVEATTHISTIME,THERELATIONSHIPSBETWEENPEOPLECLOSEORNOTAFFECTTHECONTENTOFTHEIRCONVERSATIONSECRETLYTHISISANABSOLUTEEVIDENCEFORDIFFERENTCULTURALBACKGROUN

38、DSDIRECTLYAFFECTINGTHEDIFFERENTGREETINGSUSEDINDIFFERENTSOCIALSITUATION32DIFFERENTTRADITIONALGREETINGSCAUSEDBYDIFFERENTTHINKINGWAYSNOWADAYS,PHATICCOMMUNIONPLAYSANEXTREMELYIMPORTANTROLEINCROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONTHEPHATICCOMMUNIONLIKESAGOODLUBRICANTBEFOREUSINGTHEGREETINGSDIRECTLY,PEOPLENEEDTOKNOWTHED

39、IFFERENTWAYSOFTHINKINGBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNTHEMOSTTYPICALEXAMPLEISTALKINGABOUTAGEANDWAGESCHINAISANANCIENTNATION,HASALAUDATORYNAMEOFNATIONOFTHEETIQUETTEPOLITENESSISCHINESETRADITIONALMORALEXCELLENCEBOTHTHEACQUAINTANCESANDTHESTRANGERS,THEELDERSANDTHEYOUNGER,MENANDWOMENARENEVERSHYTOTALKABOUTAGEANDWAG

40、ESSOMETIMESTHESETOPICSARECONSIDEREDASAKINDOFCAREFOROTHERSFORTHEELDERS,ITISANATURALTOPICBYASKINGPEOPLESAGETOEXPRESSTHEIRRESPECT,FOREXAMPLE,TOWISHTHEOLDTHATTHEIRHAPPINESSISLIKETHEEASTSEAANDLONGEVITYOVERTHESOUTHERNHILLASITCANBESEENFROMTHESEEVENTS,SHOWINGRESPECTFORTHEOLDMANANDCAREFORCHILDRENISAVIRTUEOFC

41、HINESEPEOPLEFORAMERICANS,LIKEPEOPLEINANYOTHERCULTURES,GROWINGUPISAWONDERFULPROCESSBUTGROWINGUPISANOTHERDIFFERENTCASEGROWINGUPOLDISNOTEXACTLYTOBECELEBRATEDFORPEOPLEINYOUTHORIENTEDAMERICANCULTUREMOSTAMERICANSLIKETOLOOKYOUNG,ACTYOUNGANDFEELYOUNGALTHOUGHSOMEPEOPLEINSOMECOUNTRIESVALUETHEAGEDASASOURCEOFEX

42、PERIENCEANDWISDOMAMERICANSSEEMTOFAVORTHOSEWHOAREYOUNGORATLEASTYOUNGATHEARTMANYOLDERAMERICANSFINDTHEGOLDENYEARSTOBEANYTHINGBUTGOLDENECONOMICALLY,SENIORCITIZENSOFTENSTRUGGLEJUSTTOGETBYOLDERPEOPLEMAYSUFFERFROMPOORNUTRITION,MEDICALCAREANDHOUSINGSOMEEVENEXPERIENCEAGEDISCRIMINATIONDESPITETHECHALLENGESTHEY

43、FACE,AMERICANSINTHEIR贵州师范学院毕业论文（设计）8TWILIGHTYEARSGENERALLYREFUSETOGIVEUPONLIFETHEYFINDAVARIETYOFWAYSTOKEEPTHEMSELVESACTIVETHEYREALLYDONOTWANTTOFELLEMBARRASSEDINPUBLICITISNOTONLYABOUTTHEIRSELFESTEEMBUTALSOABOUTTHEIRHUMANRIGHTSOPEOPLEFEELTHATTHEIRPRIVACYISVERYIMPORTANTTHEYRARELYTALKABOUTAGE,ESPECIALLY

44、THEWOMENSAGETALKINGABOUTPEOPLESWAGEISANOTHERTOPIC,WHICHPEOPLEFROMDIFFERENTCULTURESHOLDDIFFERENTOPINIONSTHEREISANEXTREMELYSIMPLERELATIONSHIPBETWEENAMERICANSTHEYDONTLIKETODROPACROSSANDHAVECOFFEEATOTHERSHOMEATNIGHTTHEYJUSTSAYHELLOALTHOUGHTHEYAREACQUAINTANCESSOTHEYCANTUNDERSTANDWHYCHINESEPREFERTOCHATTIN

45、GINPUBLICWHATSMORE,CHINESEPEOPLELIKETALKINGWITHEACHOTHERABOUTTHEMONEYORTHESALARYHERE,PEOPLEWOULDLIKETOTALKABOUTTHEDIFFERENTTHINKINGOFMONEYINTHEWORLDCHINESEPEOPLEARENOTAFRAIDOFTALKINGABOUTTHENUMBEROFMONEYHOWMUCHMONEYTHEYEARNPEOPLEWOULDNEVERFELLEMBARRASSEDTOTALKINTHEPUBLICONMONEYPEOPLECANLOCATETHEIROW

46、NECONOMICSITUATIONAFTERASKINGOTHERPEOPLESINCOMEEVENTHEYCANKNOWMOREABOUTTHETALENTMARKETTHEPEOPLEWHONOTFINDAJOBALSOCANWORKBYASKINGOTHERSINCOMETODETERMINETHEIROWNDEVELOPMENTONTHECONTRARY,WESTERNPEOPLEDONOTWANTTOMENTIONTHISATTHESAMETIME,THEYREALLYDONOTWANTTOBEASKEDABOUTTHEMONEYORSALARIESTHEYHAVEEARNEDSO

47、METIMES,ENGLISHMENLIKETOTALKABOUTINVESTMENTANDSTOCKWHENTHEYAREHUNTINGAJOB,THEYWOULDLIKETOTALKTHEDIFFERENTINCOMEFROMDIFFERENTJOBTHEYBELIEVETHATTHEYCANFINDAGOODJOBAFTERACOMPARISONONEMORETHINGTOMENTIONABOUTMONEYISTHATCHINESEPEOPLEUSUALLYBUYSOMETHINGWHENTHEYCANAFFORDIT,WHILEAMERICANSWOULDLIKETOENJOYCRED

48、ITCARDCONSUMPTIONTHEYWOULDSPENDTOMORROWSWAGETODAY,WHETHERTHEYCANAFFORDITORNOTFROMTHISWECANSEEDIFFERENTWAYSOFTHINKINGWILLLEADPEOPLEEXPRESSINGTHEDIFFERENCESININTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONS33DIFFERENTCOMMUNICATIVEHABITSDUETODIFFERENCESONGREETINGSBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNPEOPLEWITHTHERAPIDDEVELOPMENTOFINTER

49、CULTURALCOMMUNICATIONACTIVITIES,PHATICCOMMUNIONPLAYSANIRREPLACEABLEROLEBETWEENPEOPLEFROMDIFFERENTCULTURESCHINAHASANOLDSAYING,TOKNOWTHEENEMYANDKNOWYOUANDYOUCANFIGHTAHUNDREDBATTLESWITHNODANGEROFDEFEATSOIFPEOPLEWANTTOHAVEAFURTHERRELATIONSHIP,THEYWOULDBETTERTOKNOWMOREABOUTTHEDIFFERENTCOMMUNICATIVEHABITSDUETOTHEDIFFERENTCULTURALBACKGROUNDSANDDIFFERENTWAYSOFTHINKING,THECOMMUNICATIONHABITSHAVEMANYDIFFERENCESAMERICANSAREALWAYSTALKINGABOUTWHATSTHEWEATHERLIKEASTHEBEGINNINGOFACONVERSATIONTHENTHEYWILLHAVEATRANSITIONTOANOTHERTOPICTHEYBELIEVETHATTHETOPICOFWEA