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论文题目（英文）Study on the Cultural Similarities and Differences between Chinese and Western Face Perception 学士学位论文诚信声明本人郑重声明：所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不含任何其他个人或集体已发表或撰写过的作品成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人完全了解本声明的法律结果将由本人承担。士论文作者签名： 日期年 月 日 Abstract In Chinese and western culture, the word “face” has different features and it is also a kind of social phenomenon which can be observed. It reflects differently in Chinese and western cultural origin, social property and personal needs. The Chinese culture focuses on protecting their positive face while the western culture focuses on protecting their negative face. Thus different cultures may cause collision in cross-cultural communication. According to the introduction to the meaning of “face” and different “face perceptions” between Chinese and the west, this paper aims to reveal the causes and the inner historical and cultural origin of different “face perception”. Thus it can guide the communication between China and the west in pragmatic strategy and to guide later cross-cultural communication Key words: face perception; positive face; negative face; difference; pragmatic strategy Contents Introduction 1 Chapter1 The Meaning of the “Face” 1 1.1 What is “Face” 1 1.2 The Positive Face 2 1.3 The Negative Face 3 Chapter2 The Differences in Face Perception between China and the West 4 2.1 Face in Chinese Culture 4 2.2 Face in Western Culture 4 2.3 Chinese Culture focuses on Protecting Their Positive Face 5 2.4 Western Culture focuses on Protecting Their Negative Face 6 Chapter3 The Reasons for the Differences on Face Concept between China and the West 8 3.1 The Historical and Cultural Differences between China and the West 8 3.2The Different Character and Different Thinking Model in China and the west 8 Chapter4 Different Pragmatic Strategies in Different Face Culture 9 4.1 Pragmatic Strategies in Chinese Culture 9 4.2 Pragmatic Strategies in Western Culture 10 Conclusion 11 References 12