从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异论文.docx

DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncu1turefromtheang1eofeuphemism从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异AGraduationThesisSubmittedbyWangKai1ingInPartia1Fu1fi11mentoftheRequirementsForTheDegreeofBache1orofArtsIntheSubjectOfEng1ish1anguageToSchoo1OfApp1iedscienceJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechno1ogySupervisor:QiuMinMay20,2014Acknow1edgementsFirstofa11jwou1d1iketoexpressmythankstoa11thepeop1ewhohe1pedmeinfinishingthisthesis.Especia11ytomysupervisor,QiuMin,whoseusefu1suggestions,constructivecriticismandinconsistentencouragementhaveprovidedgreathe1ptothecomp1etionofthethesis.Sheproposedusefu1suggestionfortheout1ineofmythesis.Withoutherhe1p,itwou1dnotbepossib1eformetofinishthisthesisontime.Second1y,!wanttoexpressmysinceregratitudetoa11theteachersintheForeign1anguageDepartmentofmyschoo1.Theirgeneroushe1pandpatientguidanceofferedencouragementforme.Iwi11neverforgettheminmyfuture1ife1astbutnot1east,Iwou1d1iketogiveSecond1ymythankstomyfami1ywhogavemesupport,1oveandencouragement.Atthesametime,Iwanttoexpressmysincerethanksformyc1assmatesandfriends,whohe1pedmeco11ectthemateria1andinformationfoemythesis.WangKai1ingContentsIntroduction1Chapter 1 eDefinitionofeuphemism2Chapter 2 oThemajordifferencesbetweentheChineseandWesternEuphemism4§2.1 Re1igiousbe1ief.4§2.2 Socia1norms5§2.3 Differentpsycho1ogica1basis52.3.1 thetaboopsycho1ogy52.3.2 thepo1itenessprincip1e62.3.3 thepretencepsycho1ogy6§2.4 Differentcu1tura1va1ue7ChapterThreeTheimportancebyunderstandingtheeuphemism9§3.1 E1iminatethecu1tura1barriers9§3.2 Promotethecommunicationwithforeigncountries9§3.3 Improveourse1ves9§3.4 Enhanceforeign1anguageteaching,trans1ationandother1anguagesubject9§3.5 Deve1opfurtherresearch10Conc1usion11Bib1iography12从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异摘要随着经济的发展，交通工具的进步，世界各地人们的交流不断频繁。与此同时，委婉语的作用也越来越凸显。能否正确的理解不同语言委婉语的本质，对于各国文化，贸易的发展有着重要的作用。本文主要谈论了委婉语在中西方文化中所扮演的角色。文章分三个部分，分别从委婉语的定义，中西委婉语在各方面的差异及委婉语的重要性方面出发，简单地阐述了委婉语的发展和在当今社会发展中的地位。在文章的第二部分，重点说明了中西委婉语在宗教，社会规范，心理及文化价值观的区别及产生的原因。文末表达了学习委婉语的意义。关键词：委婉语；文化差异；价值观DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCu1turefromtheAng1eofEuphemismABSTRACTWiththedeve1opmentoftheeconomy,theprogressofthetransportation,thecommunicationamongthepeop1ea11overthewor1dhasbecomefrequent1y.Atthesametime,thefunctionofeuphemismisturningtobemoreandmoreprominent.Whetherwecanunderstandtheessenceofeuphemismcorrect1yindifferent1anguageornot,hasanimportantro1eindeve1opingthedifferentcu1tureandtrade.Thethesismain1yta1ksaboutthero1eofeuphemismbetweentheChineseandWesterncu1ture.Itconsistsofthreeparts,whichte11sthedeve1opmentoftheeuphemismanditscurrentpositioninthesocia1deve1opmentforitbeginswiththedefinitionofeuphemism,thedifferencesbetweentheChineseandWesterncu1tureandtheimportanceoftheeuphemismrespective1y.Inthesecondpartofthethesis,thedifferencesandcausesofeuphemisminre1igion,socia1norms,psycho1ogyandcu1turearestressed.Theendofthethesisexpressestheimp1icationby1earningeuphemism.Keywords:euphemism;cu1tura1differences;va1ues