英汉恭维语的对比研究---毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】英汉恭维语的对比研究 【作者】何 小 琼 【关键词】 【指导老师】曾 文 武 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionAs an important communication approach, compliments are commonly and widely used both in Chinese and English-speaking countries to greet, encourage, thank, and open a conversation. The appropriate compliment event has the social function of establishing and maintaining harmonious interpersonal relations in interpersonal communications. In contrast, if people lack the cultural awareness of one another and they use it improperly, both Chinese and American may face potential misunderstandings in their interactions. For example, a young Chinese lady in the US was complimented for her new shoes,?“How lovely your shoes are! Aren’t they fabulous?” The Chinese young lady was pleased and somewhat embarrassed. In the typical Chinese fashion, she replied at once,?“Oh, no, no, this style of shoes is very common in China.” To the English-speaking people, this reply could either mean that the one offering the compliment did not know what really pretty shoes are, or imply that the American woman’s taste in dressing was questionable. And this reply, of course, would make her feel annoyed unless she knew that in China to accept a compliment might seem too arrogant. From the example, we know that, due to the different cultural backgrounds and social values, it leads to some differences existing in the compliments used in different languages. This thesis mainly focuses its discussion on the differences between English and Chinese compliments from three aspects, that is, the linguistic form of compliments, the content used in the compliments, and their response strategies, then, simply finding out the cultural factors that cause the differences between English and Chinese compliments, aiming at improving cross-cultural communications and avoiding cultural conflicts.II. The Definition, Classification and Functions of Compliment in CommunicationA. Definition of ComplimentIn recent years, many scholars ha