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云南大学旅游文化学院本科生学年论文 题 目： On Body Language in Intercultural Communication 专业班级： 英语专业四班 作者姓名： 侯思远 作者学号： 20071201648 指导教师： 李迎春 撰文时间： 2010.8 Contents Abstract ⅰ 摘要 ⅱ Introduction 1 1. Some Information about Body Language 2 1.1 Functions of Body Language 2 1.2 The Important Role of Body Language in Communication 2 1.3 Necessities of Studying Body Language in Intercultural Communication 3 1.3.1 For the Opening to the Outside World 3 1.3.2 For the Communication of the Different Culture 3 2. The Relationship between Body Language and Culture 4 3. Analysis on Some Commonly Used Body Language in Intercultural Communication 5 3.1 Eye Contact 5 3.1.1 Direct and Indirect Eye Contact 5 3.1.2 Eye Contact in Various Cultures 5 3.2 Body Distance 6 3.2.1 Different Types of Body Distance 6 3.2.2 Cultural Difference about Body Distance 7 3.3 Physical Contact 8 3.3.1 The Scope for Physical Contact 8 3.3.2 The Different Views about Physical Contact between Chinese and American 9 3.4 Facial Behavior 10 3.4.1 “Smile” and “Cry” 10 3.4.2 The Different Understanding of Smile between the China and the West 10 3.5 Hand Gesture 11 3.5.1 Different Meanings of Hand Gesture in Different Cultures 11 4. How to Develop Positive Body Language 12 Conclusion 15 Bibliography 16 [Abstract]: As a communicative tool, language is very important in many situations. However, body language also takes a complementary role to help people transfer information to improve communication, which will be an indispensable power to break up language obstacles in intercultural communication. In the 21st century, as the economic and cultural exchanging of all countries becomes more and more frequent, there appear more obstacles caused by the differences of language and culture.