毕业论文-英语专业毕业论文：透过称谓语的异同分析中西方文

毕业论文透过称谓语的异同分析中西方文化差异COMPARATIVESTUDYOFADDRESSTERMSINCHINESEANDENGLISHCULTURESATHESISSUBMITTEDASAPARTIALFULFILLMENTFORTHEDEGREEOFBAINENGLISH摘要称谓是言语交际的第一关,是言语交际策略中最基本的内容。由于文化、历史、社会体制的不同,中文和英语的称谓习惯也有所不同,了解这些差异将有助于语言学习者更好地达到交际的目的。本文将中英称谓语分为姓名称谓、亲属称谓、社交称谓和指代称谓,汉语称谓系统的划分比较复杂、详细,涵盖了几百种称谓语,而英语称谓系统却相对简单、笼统、模糊,具有高度的概括性。在宗法观念、思想观念、价值取向、经济意识形态等方面的差异都很大,导致了汉英称谓系统的差异。通过对中英称谓语分类比较,探讨造成这些差异的文化因素,以便英语学习者能正确地使用称谓语。全面掌握中英称谓语的不同有助于了解中英文化的差异,使语言学习者克服由于文化差异而导致的语言交际障碍,以便更好地推动中西经济、政治的交流,促进各国的合作与发展,从而推动跨文化交际的顺利进行。关键词称谓语；文化根源；跨文化交际ABSTRACTADDRESSTERMSISTHEFIRSTLEVELANDTHEMOSTBASICCONTENTOFVERBALCOMMUNICATIONDUETOTHEDIFFERENTCULTURES,HISTORIESANDSOCIALSYSTEMS,HABITSOFCHINESEANDENGLISHADDRESSTERMSAREDIFFERENTITISHELPFULFORLANGUAGELEARNERSTOCOMMUNICATEWITHUNDERSTANDINGTHESEDIFFERENCESINTHISPAPER,ADDRESSTERMSAREDIVIDEDINTOTHENAMEADDRESS,KINSHIPTERMS,SOCIALADDRESSANDREFERENCETERMSCHINESEADDRESSTERMSSYSTEMISCOMPLEXANDDETAILED,ANDINCLUDESHUNDREDSOFADDRESSTERMSWHILEENGLISHADDRESSTERMSSYSTEMISRELATIVELYSIMPLE,GENERAL,FUZZYANDWITHAHIGHDEGREEOFGENERALITYTHEDIFFERENCESINPATRIARCHALCONCEPT,IDEAS,VALUES,ECONOMICIDEOLOGYRESULTINTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDENGLISHADDRESSTERMSSYSTEMENGLISHLEARNERSCANUSEADDRESSTERMSPROPERLYBYCOMPARINGANDCLASSIFYINGCHINESEANDENGLISHADDRESSTERMSANDDISCUSSINGCULTURALFACTORSWHICHLEADTOTHEDIFFERENCESACOMPREHENSIVECOMMANDOFADDRESSTERMSCANHELPTOUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDBRITISHCULTURE,SOTHATLANGUAGELEARNERSCANOVERCOMECOMMUNICATIONDIFFICULTIESRESULTINGFROMTHECULTURALDIFFERENCESITCANALSOBETTERPROMOTEECONOMICANDPOLITICALEXCHANGESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERN,ANDENCOURAGETHECOOPERATIONANDDEVELOPMENTWITHOTHERNATIONS,ANDTHEREBYPROMOTETHESMOOTHPROGRESSOFCROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONKEYWORDSADDRESSTERMSCULTURALROOTCROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONABBREVIATIONETCETCETERACONTENTS摘要IABSTRACTIIABBREVIATIONIIICONTENTSVINTRODUCTION1CHAPTERONELITERATUREREVIEW311ADDRESSTERMS312CURRENTDOMESTICANDINTERNATIONALSTUDIESOFADDRESSTERMS4121DOMESTICRESEARCHONADDRESSTERMS5122INTERNATIONALRESEARCHONADDRESSTERMSCHAPTERTWOCOMPARISONBETWEENCHINESEANDENGLISHADDRESSTERMS721COMPARISONOFNAMEADDRESS722COMPARISONOFKINSHIPTERMS923COMPARISONOFSOCIALADDRESS231GENERALSOCIALADDRESS232PROFESSIONALTITLES233FICTIVEKINSHIPTERMS24COMPARISONOFREFERENCETERMS241ADDRESSPRONOUNS242DESCRIPTIVETERMSCHAPTERTHREECOMPARISONBETWEENCHINESEANDENGLISHCULTURALROOTLEADINGTOTHEDIFFERENCESOFADDRESSTERMS1031DIFFERENCESINFAMILYSTRUCTUREANDLINEAGESCONCEPTBETWEENCHINAANDWESTERNCOUNTRIES311CHINESEBIGFAMILIESWITHSEVERALGENERATIONSTOGETHER312WESTERNDINKFAMILIES32DIFFERENTCHINESEANDWESTERNETHICALTHOUGHTS11321CONFUCIANISMINCHINA322CHRISTIANITYINWESTERNCOUNTRIES33INFLUENCEOFINDIVIDUALISMANDCOLLECTIVISMONCHINESEANDWESTERNADDRESSTERMS15331COLLECTIVISMINCHINA332INDIVIDUALISMINWESTERNCOUNTRIESCONCLUSION25REFERENCES26ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS27INTRODUCTIONADDRESSTERMSREFLECTAPERSONSROLEANDSTATUSINPARTICULARRELATIONSHIPSOFTHEHUMANSOCIETY,ANDMIRRORTHEHUMANRELATIONSINACERTAINSOCIOCULTURALORLANGUAGESPECIFICENVIRONMENTPEOPLEARESOCIALANIMALS,EVERYONEHASCORRESPONDINGRELATIONSWITHTHEPEOPLEAROUNDTHEMADDRESSTERMSARETHECULTURALSYMBOLSOFINTERPERSONALRELATIONSHIP,ANDTHESIGNALSANDBRIDGESTOCOMMUNICATEFORTHEDAILYRELATIONSHIPTHEYARENOTONLYTHESIMPLEPHONETICSYMBOLS,BUTALSOTHECOMPREHENSIVEEMBODIMENTOFCUSTOMSOFACOUNTRYANDANATION,TRADITIONALCULTUREANDSOCIAL,POLITICALANDECONOMICRELATIONS,ANDIMPLYTHEHISTORYOFANATIONANDTHECULTURALACCUMULATIONTHEYCANHELPPEOPLECOGNIZETHEIRROLESINSOCIALGROUPS,ANDALSOBUILD,DEFINEANDCONFIRMTHERELATIONSHIPWITHOTHERSADDRESSTERMSREFLECTBOTHTHESOCIALATTRIBUTESANDVALUESOFPARTIESINCOMMUNICATIONTHISISCLOSELYRELATEDWITHTHEIRSOCIAL,CULTURALANDETHICALVALUESFROMTHEUSAGEOFADDRESSTERMSWECANSEEROLEANDIDENTITY,SOCIALSTATUS,CLOSEORDISTANTRELATIONS,DEPTHOFEMOTIONOFTWOPARTSOFCOMMUNICATIONADDRESSTERMSAREBOTHASPECIALPARTOFTHELANGUAGEANDACULTURALPHENOMENON,SOTOSPEAK,EACHHASADIFFERENTLEVELOFCULTURALCONNOTATIONANDASWELLBEDOMINATEDBYHUMANCULTURALPRACTICESANDINDIVIDUALPSYCHOLOGYTHEYAREBOUNDUPWITHCULTUREENGLISHANDCHINESEAREDIFFERENTLANGUAGESWITHDIFFERENTCULTURALORIGINSTHEREFORE,EXPERIENCEDOVERMANYYEARSINTHEHISTORYOFSEDIMENTATIONANDCULTURALDEVELOPMENT,BOTHOFTHEMHAVEFORMEDTHEIRRESPECTIVERULESANDCUSTOMS,WHICH,DIFFERENTORSIMILAR,ARETHEREFRACTIONOFTHECULTURESANDALSOTHECONTACTANDINTERACTIONBETWEENDIFFERENTCULTURESANDCIVILIZATIONSCHINESEFAMILIESAREEXTENDFAMILIESWHICHPAYGREATATTENTIONTOBLOODRELATIONSHIPOWINGTOLARGEKINSHIPNETWORKS,ANDBYEXTENSION,SOCIALNETWORKS,COUPLEDWITHTHESENSEOFHIERARCHYANDTHECONCEPTOFTRADITIONALOFFICIALDOMOFCONFUCIANISM,ANDALSOTHEIDEOLOGYOFCOLLECTIVISM,CHINESEADDRESSTERMSARERELATIVELYCOMPLEX,DETAILEDANDHIGHLYCREATABLEHOWEVER,THEREAREALMOSTDINKFAMILIESINWESTERNCOUNTRIES,RELATIVELYINDEPENDENTINFLUENCEDBYEQUALITYIDEOLOGYOFCHRISTIANITYANDINDIVIDUALISM,ENGLISHADDRESSTERMSARESIMPLERANDMOREDIRECTINTHISPAPER,ADDRESSTERMSAREDIVIDEDINTOFOURMAJORCATEGORIESNAMEADDRESS,KINSHIPTERMS,SOCIALADDRESSANDREFERENCETERMSBYTHECLASSIFICATIONANDCOMPARISONOFCHINESEANDWESTERNADDRESSTERMS,ITANALYSESTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENTHEUNDERLYINGCHINESEANDW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