跨文化交际Chapter 7 Social Interaction Customs.pptVIP

I. Forms of Address In the family album USA, we know that Marilyn calls her mother-in-law by her first name, Ellen. How do you explain this? Could the same thing happen in China? The use of first name shows that the two (daughter-in-law and mother-in-law) are very close and on intimate terms. Nowadays, more and more English native speakers address others by using the first name. It is not uncommon to hear a child calling a much older person-Joe, Ben, Harry, Helen… In china we often use position-linked or occupation-linked titles to address people, such as 刘经理，王局长，方医生，杨主任…… Ev