《东西方礼仪异同点比较》英语专业本科毕业论文.doc

摘 要 作为一个复杂的普遍的社会现象，礼仪的主要社会作用是维持社会秩序;维护人与人之间友好的人际关系;通过语言行为的方式尽量避免人与人之间的冲突和误会,最终达到人与人之间成功交流的目的。无论是在东方文化习俗中，还是在西方文化习俗中，礼仪长久以来都被认为是各自语言文化中极其重要的组成部分。显而易见的是不同的文化习俗很可能会导致礼仪语用的不同。尽管在中西方两个不同文化背景下礼仪有着相同的社会作用,但是礼仪在两种不同文化中的实际语用是不同的。这种语用的不同恰恰是造成人们在跨文化交际中常常犯语用错误的根源。因此，对中英文中礼貌用语的对比研究能够帮助在中国的英语学习者将英语学的更好,同时还能够提高这些学习者在跨文化交流中的能力。 关键词：文化；礼仪；实际的；不同点 Abstract As a complicated universal phenomenon in society, politeness main functions are maintaining social order, maintaining friendly interpersonal relations; reducing conflicts and misunderstandings by means of speech acts so as to attain the aim of communication. In both the East and West cultures, politeness has long been regarded as an indispensable part of language. Obviously, different cultures may lead to different pragmatic politeness. Although politeness has the same social functions in these two different cultures, yet they are different in practical use. These differences often become the source of pragmatic failure in cross-cultural communication. Therefore the comparative of study the differences of English and Chinese in politeness can help English learners in China to learn English language well, and improve their abilities of intercultural communication. Key words: Culture; Politeness; Pragmatic; Differences Acknowledgements First of all, I wish to express my earnest thanks to my tutor Jane for her constructive guidance, insightful perspectives, incomparable patience, and valuable advice. What I especially want to say is that when Jane went over my initiative, second and third drafts, she was critical and strict, but caring and loving at the same time. Owning to this, I benefit a lot from her and have broadened my horizons, as well as enriched my mind. Secondly, I am indebted to all the teachers who have taught me during my four years of college life. Because of their industrious work, I gain my English proficiency step by step. Last but not the least, special gratitude goes to my dear family for 23 years of constant lov