DifferencesbetweenChinesethinkingmodeandWesternthingkingmode.ppt

ChineseThinkingModeVsWesternThinkingMode,Xulei,Thewaysofthinkingisquitedifferent,actually,peopleliveincertainareahavetheirownwayofthinking.Itconnectstovariouskindsoffactors,suchasgeography,history,nationandsoon.Thewaysofthinkingaretheimportantreasonofculturaldifference.Itincludesknowledge,concepts,methods,languageandcustomandsoon.,ChineseandWesternwaysofthinking,Ifyoumeettheacquaintances,howdoyouusuallygreetthem?,Chineseemphasizeonethicprincipal,moralityconservative,introvertWesternpeoplearemoreopen-minded,extrovert,Thedifferentwaysofthinkinginfactarethereflectionofculturaldifference.Peoplewholiveindifferentareasforalongtimehavedifferentculturalcharacteristics;therefore,theirwaysofthinkingaredifferent,Differentethnicgroupshavetheirdifferentmodesofthinking,thesedifferencesarereflectedinthelanguageextensively.,Therelationshipbetweenlanguageandthought,Languagebynatureistheembodimentofhumanthoughtsandthoughtsinturnisthementalreflectionoftheworldaroundusonbasisofsomeanalysis,generalization,judgmentandreasoning.Languagehasnobasisforitsexistenceifthereisnothought.,DifferencesbetweenChineseThinkingModeandWesternThinkingMode,VisualThinkingVSRationalThinkingTheChineseisperceptualintheircomprehensivethought,buttheEnglishandotherWesternnationshavedevelopedtheirownrationalandanalyticthinkingmodes.,Chinese,Western,wholeabstractsynthesis,componentsspecificanalysis,Forinstance,whentalkingabouttime,theChinesealwaysstartfromgeneralunitsandmoveontosmallerunits,buttheEnglishisopposite;andthisisalsotrueoftheirexpressionoflocations.,Examples,November14th,20132013年11月14号No.8,FoChengRoad(West),JiangNingDistrict,NanjingCity,JiangsuProv.江苏省南京市江宁区佛城西路8号,Subject-orientedThinkingVSObject-targetedThinkingTheChinesehabituallytakethepersonorsubjectastheobjectintheirintentthoughtwhiletheWesternerstendtotakethenatureastheobjectfortheircognitivethought.,Examples,Anotherideasuddenlystruckme.我突然想到另一个主意。Thesecondworldwarbroughthimrapidbattlepromotion.他在二战中屡建战功，晋升很快。,TortuousThinkingVSStraightThinkingTheEnglishtendtosticktothepointattheverybeginningofthespeech,offeringastraightandfrankthemeofthespeechbeforeproceedingontopresenttherelevantdetailsandaccompanyingsituations.AndtheChinesesentenceswillpresenttherelativeinformationingreatdetailbeforehittinguponthetheme,areaboundinexpressionswithalongheadwithashortending.,Example,Imetwithmymiddleschoolmateattheentranceofthetheaterat7:30yesterdayevening,whenIhaventseenforyears.昨天晚上7点半在剧院门口，我遇到了我多年未见的中学同学。,Conclusion,FromthecomparisonoftheEnglish-Chinesemodesofthought,wemayseethatresultedfromdifferentculturalbackground,thedifferencesoftheirmodesofthoughthavegreatlydeterminedtheirownlanguages.Ontheotherhand,thelanguagesalsoreflectandinfluencedtheirthinkingpatterns.,MyOpinion,givetheguid