面子问题在中国文化和西方文化中的对比研究-外国语言学与应用语言学专业毕业论文.docxVIP

Classified Index: G04 U.D.C.: 008 Graduation Thesis for the M. A. Degree A Comparative Study of Facework Between Chinese “Li” and Western Individualism Candidate:X Candidate: Xiao Li Supervisor: Prof. Liu Academic Degree Applied for: Master of Specialty: Foreign L Affiliation: Dept. of F Date of Oral Examination: June 26, 2 Degree Conferring Institution : Harbin In Arts inguistics and Applied Linguistics oreign Languages 006 stitute of Technology HIT Graduation HIT Graduation Thesis for the MA Degree -I- -I- 摘要 面子与面子功夫在跨文化交际中有广泛的应用，并且起着非常重要的 作用。在不同的文化背景下，其应用方式和应用原则大相径庭，本文旨在 论述和研究中国和美国两种不同的文化背景下，面子问题在交际过程中应 用的区别，对交际效果产生的影响以及相互融合的趋势，主要从以下几方 面进行论述：(a)阐述中国传统“礼”文化的特点；(b)“礼”文化影响下中 国人的面子观；(c)美国文化中的个人主义特点；(d)个人主义价值观中面子 概念的特点；(e)中国人交往中个人主义的突显。 通过对比分析，本文归纳出中美交际过程中对面子策略的不同运用原 则，从其文化根源上，找出相互融合与理解的途径，从而，让交际者在交 际过程中能够更加深入掌握和运用面子原则的同时，从文化的相互融合中 受益。 关键词：面子；“礼”文化；个人主义 -II- -II- Abstract Face and facework have been employed in interculture communication widely, and play very important roles in interculture communication , while the using style and principle vary a lot according to different culture backgrounds. The current study aims at distinctions of facework employment between Chinese and western culture, and leaning towards mixing. The discussion mainly focus on the followings: (a) the analysis of characteristics of traditional “li” culture; (b) Chinese concept of “face” in “li” culture; (c) individualism in American culture; (d) individualism in Chinese communication;(e)the acceptance of “li” in American concept of face. What is really new in this study is to find out new tendency of mixing of “face” concepts in Chinese-Western communication. The differences in facework employment can be found through comparative analysis, further more, to find ways of mixing and understanding for each other through the analysis of cultural roots, and to make it easier to have a command of facework principle, and to benefit from mutual understanding. Keywords: facework; “li” culture; individual