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526论文定稿
长 沙 学 院
CHANGSHAUNIVERSITY
本科生毕业论文
论文题目:
DifferencesofFaceConsiderationsandInfluencesonCross-culturalCommunication
系 部:
外语系
专业:
英语
学生姓名:
谭雪芬
班级:
英旅1班
学号2010074122
指导教师姓名:
李梦龙
职称讲师
长沙学院教务处
二○一三年六月制
(2014届)
本科生毕业论文
DifferencesofFaceConsiderationsandInfluencesonCross-culturalCommunication
系 部:
外语系
专业:
英语
学生姓名:
谭雪芬
班级:
英旅1班
学号2010074122
指导教师姓名:
李梦龙
职称讲师
最终评定成绩
2014年5月
中西方面子观差异及对跨文化交际的影响
作者:
谭雪芬
导师:
李梦龙
摘要
随着改革开放的进一步深入,人们更加注重中西方之间面子观的差异及其对跨文化交际的影响。
面子是一种普遍的社会现象,它源于中国却不仅仅局限于中国,面子对于中西方人都有着非常重要的意义,从某种程度上来说,中国及西方国家不同的面子观反映了不同的社会关系及思维模式。
在中西方跨文化交际过程中,文化冲突的事例时有发生,有时甚至严重影响了交流的顺利进行,因此,找出深层原因以及采取必要措施来解决这些问题是非常重要的。
本文概述了面子观的定义,对比了中西方国家对面子观的不同理解,关注程度以及处理面子问题时的不同方式,并从生活环境,历史文化渊源,性格和思维方式入手,分析了中西文化氛围里对面子内涵理解差异的原因,针对面子观的差异对跨文化交际的影响,作者提出了一些建设性的建议,希望在跨文化交际过程中,通过使用礼貌,委婉,幽默的语言,让双方都保住面子,提高认知社会语言和文化差异的敏感性,从中西方文化的相互融合中受益。
关键词:
面子,跨文化交际,影响,建议
DifferencesofFaceConsiderationsandInfluencesonCross-culturalCommunication
Author:
TanXuefen
Supervisor:
LiMenglong
ABSTRACT
Withthepolicyofreformsandopeningtotheoutsideworld,peoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontothedifferencesoffaceconsiderationsbetweenChineseandwesternersandtheirinfluences.Faceconsiderationisacommonphenomenonofoursociety,originatedinChinabutnotonlylimitedinthiscountry.ItcanbesaidthatfaceisveryimportanttobothChineseandwesterners.Tosomeextent,thedifferencesoffaceconsiderationreflectdifferentsocialrelationshipandmodeofthinking.DuringtheinterculturalcommunicationbetweenChineseandwesterners,examplesofculturalconflictsareverycommon,sometimesseriouslyinfluencingthesmoothprogressofexchanginginformation.Therefore,itisnecessarytofindoutdeeperreasonsandtakecertainmeasurestosolvetheseproblems.Thisthesisgivesabriefstatementofthedefinitionoffaceconsiderationandmakesacomparisonofdifferentunderstanding,thedegreeofconcernandwaysofdealingwithfaceissuesbetweenChinaandwesterncountries.Startingfromtheperspectiveofdifferentlivingenvironment,historicalroots,characterandthinkingpattern,thisthesisalsoanalyzesthereasonsleadingtothedifferentfaceconceptbetweenChineseandwesterners.Confrontedwithinfluencesonthecross-culturalcommunication,theauthorputsforwardsomeconstructivesuggestionswiththepurposeoflettingbothsidesmaintainfaceandimprovethebymeansofusingpolite,euphemisticandhumorouswordsinthecross-culturalcommunication,improvingthesensibilityofrecognizingthedifferencesofsociallanguageandcultureandbenefitingalotfromthemutualcombinationofChineseandwesternculture.
Keywords:
face,cross-culturalcommunication,influences,suggestions
Acknowledgements
Firstofall,Iwouldliketogivemyheartfeltthankstomyprofessor,thanksforhisconstantencouragementandguidance.Hehaswalkedmethoughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis.Withouthisconsistentandilluminatinginstruction,thisthesiscouldnothavereacheditspresentform.
Secondly,Iwanttoexpressmygratitudetomyclassmateswhoofferedmereferencesandinformationontime.Withouttheirhelp,itwouldbemuchharderformetofinishmystudyandthispaper.
Lastmythankswouldgotomybelovedfamily;Ireallyappreciatetheirlovingconsiderationsandunconditionalsupportalltheseyears.
CONTENTS
摘要I
ABSTRACTII
AcknowledgementsIII
1Introduction5
2DefinitionandComparisonofFaceConsideration7
2.1Definitionof“Face”7
2.2ComparisonofFaceConsideration8
3MainReasonsCausingDifferentFaceConsideration14
3.1LivingCircumstance14
3.2HistoricalRootsandCulturalBackground14
3.3CharacterandThinkingPattern15
4InfluencesoffaceConsiderationandSuggestions16
4.1InfluencesofFaceConsideration16
4.2SuggestionsforEffectiveCross-culturalCommunication20
5Conclusion23
References25
1Introduction
Withtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyandintegrationoftheworld,peoplefromdifferentcountriesandculturesaremixedupinvariouscommunicationcontexts,sosuccessfulinterculturalcommunicationbecomesmoreandmoreimportant.WhenChinesepeoplemeetthewesterners,numerousfactorsinfluencethedevelopmentofcommunicationinwhichfaceconsiderationisoneofthemostimportantaspectspeopleshouldn’tignore.Facecanbedescribedastheareaoftheheadbetweentheforeheadandthechin,oranexpressiononthatareaoftheheadliterally.Inourdairylife,facehasmorecomplexmeaning;ithasbeendefinedasamanifestationoroutwardaspectofsomethingorakindofpersonalqualities,suchashonor,respect,self-esteem,andself-awarenessandsoon.Afurtherunderstandingoffaceconsiderationhasbecomeahottopicfromtheperspectiveofcross-culturalcommunication.Asakindofpolitenessphenomenon,faceproblemhasinfiltratedpeople’sinterpersonalbehavior.ItisofgreatimportancetoanalyzethereasonsofdifferencesoffaceconsiderationbetweenChineseandwesternersfromlivingcircumstances,historicalroots,anddifferentculturalbackground.Becauseofthecomplexityofcodinganddecodingculture,cross-culturalcommunicationforcepeopletoconfrontwiththefaceissues.Sometimes,facevariabilitybecomesaninevitableobstacleforpeoplewhohavedifferentculturalbackgroundandfaceconsiderations.Ontheotherhand,successfulmanagementoffaceissueisofsignificanceincross-culturalcommunication.Therefore,peopleneedtoknowmoreabout“face”andhandlefaceissuesappropriatelywhencommunicatingwithothers,especiallyforthosewhohavedifferentculturalbackgroundandfaceconsiderations.Althoughtherearemanyscholarsandexpertshavedoneresearchinthefieldof“face”,it’sworthstudyingfurthertogetsmoothcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncountries.
Thispaperiscomposedoffiveparts;thefirstpartgivesabriefintroductionofthewholeessay.ThesecondpartintroducesthedefinitionandmakesacomparisonoffaceconsiderationbetweenChinaandthewestcountries.Andthethirdpartillustratesmainreasonscausingdifferentfaceperceptions.Thecorepartofthispaperisthefourthpart,whichdiscussestheinfluencesoffaceconsiderationinChina,inthewestcountriesandintheprocessofcross-culturalcommunication,besides,italsoputforwardsomeappropriatesuggestionstosolvethemisunderstandingandconflictsledbyfaceconsiderations.Thefifthpartcomestoaconclusion.
2DefinitionandComparisonofFaceConsideration
Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutthedefinitionof“face”.TheyalsotendtomakeacomparisonofdifferentfaceconsiderationbetweenChineseandwesterners.
2.1Definitionof“Face”
Theword“face”hasbeendefinedasakindofpersonalqualitiesorabstractthings,suchashonor,respect,self-esteem,andself-awarenessandsoon.ItfirstappearedinChinesecultural,butnowithasgodeepintodifferentcultureallovertheworld.Ontheotherhand,Brown’sandLevinson’smasterpiecehasmentionedthatfaceconsiderationattachimportanceonpersonalconcept,anditdoesn’tappropriateforculture,sincethevirtueofhumanbeingsreflectedthoughsocialgroups.Besides,facereferstotheprojectedimageofaperson’sselfinarelationshipnetwork(TingToomey,1988).Itrepresentsanindividual’ssocialpositionandtheprestigethatcomesfromthesuccessfulperformanceofoneormorespecificsocialrolesthatwellrecognizedbyothermembersinthesociety.(Hu,1944).
AccordingtotheprofessorTing-Toomey’sresearchinsomewesterncountriesandChina,herearesomeoftheconceptssheexplores:
First,facesaving:
thequestionwasasked:
“whatdoyouthinkofface”?
Thestudentsinthewestcountriesaretendedtoequatetheconceptoffacewithsavingtheirownface,suchasreputation,pride,credibility,andself-respect(relatingtotheego).“Face”tothewesternersisassociatedwithintrapsychicphenomena,andismoreindividualistic,lowcontext.However,studentsinChinaregardedtheconceptoffaceassomethingrelatedtoself-image,honor,andthefamilyandorganization.ToChinesepeople,thereismoreawarenessofrelationaldynamicsintheconceptoffacesaving.
Second,facegiving:
studentsinthewestcountriescouldnotofferaconceptoffacegiving,however,Chinesepeoplecouldtalkabouttheconceptofthisterm.SowemaydrawaconclusionthatfacegivingismorerelatedtotheChinesepeople.ToaChinese,face-givingmeansallowingroomforotherspeopletorecoverhisorherface-roommaneuver,sobothcangainfaceintheend.Besides,Chinesepeoplealsoconsideredfacetobeamutual,interdependentconcept.
Third,facelosing:
Forthewesterners,lossoffacemeanspersonfailure,lossofself-pride,lossofself-esteemonanindividualattributionbasis.Ontheotherhand,fortheChinesepeople,lossoffacemeansdisruptinggroupharmony,bringingshametotheirclassmates,family,orcompany.
Forth,recoveryfromfacelosing:
forthewesterners,themainstrategyusedtorecoverfromfacelossishumor,ifitdoesn’tworkwheninaseriouscondition,otherstrategiesmaybeusedaredefensivestrategiesandattackstrategies.Oncontrary,Chinesepeoplefocusmoreonmaintainingtheimageofawin-winprocess.
Fifth,faceissue:
theword“shame”occurswhenfeelingsareassociatedwithfaceissue,thefeelingof“shame”hassomethingtodowithpeoplethemselves,theirfamilyandthegroupsituations.However,thepracticesdifferbetweenthewestcountriesandChina:
forthewesterners,iftheydisgracetheirorganization,theymayalso
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