跨文化商务交际语言差异之褒义贬义.docx

河南师范大学 跨文化商务交际课程论文跨文化商务交际论文Linguistic Differences The linguistic Differences in Terms of Commendatory Terms and Derogatory Terms摘要：语言和文化是不可分割的，民族的态度和价值取向都可以反映在语言中，当不同民族对同一事物的态度不同时，他们所使用的语言在褒扬贬抑方面就会出现不对等的情况，本文主要分析几个典型的褒贬不对等的词语。Abstract：Language and culture are inseparable, a nations attitude and value orientation can be reflected in a language. When different nations have different ethnic emotions on the same thing, the language they used will be not equivalent in commendatory and derogatory terms. This article mainly analyzes several typical words which are not equivalent in commendatory and derogatory terms.关键词：语言；态度；褒义；贬义；对等Keywords: language, attitude, commendatory term, derogatory term, equivalenceIntroductionOn the analysis of the linguistics differences between China and western countries, inevitably, the culture of the two countries will be involved. Language is a special component of a certain culture. It is not only a part of culture but also the carrier and container of culture, which can be used to reflect the culture. Because peoples knowledge, experience, living custom, behavior model can be described and analyzed by language. And culture can exist in the form of substance; these substances reflect the human beings wisdom, skills, cooperation and labor. However, the production of these substances cant be made without language. So, the culture and language are inseparable.In addition, the use of commendatory terms and derogatory terms is not decided by the meaning itself, but by peoples attitudes and value orientation towards some things, when different nations have different ethnic emotions on the same thing, the language they used will be not equivalent in commendatory and derogatory terms. In general, language, culture, emotion interact and restrict each other.The most important characteristic of English national culture is individualism. Privacy reflects the individualism culture of English countries, which is seen as a part of the human rights. However, there is no equivalence of this word in Chinese. Although it is often translated as privacy or secret in china, but the privacy is not a commendatory term for most Chinese.Propaganda refers to spread biased information or opinion, which is a derogatory term in English. In China, propaganda is a neutral word which means something is well known.Equalitarianism expresses that people should have equal social and political rights, the concept of it in China claims an average of the social wealth to people, which against the principle of distribution according to work.The word old means conservative, traditional and useless in English, however, it means mature, skilled and exper