The Comparative Study on Politeness Between Chinese and English  

作　　者：YAN Yi-bo 

机构地区：[1]Heze University, Heze, China

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2015年第7期544-549,共6页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：Politeness is a symbol of human civilization that can be found in all languages and cultures. It has a crucial role in establishing and keeping good relationships and maintaining social harmony. Through the comparative study of the polite language, elaborating differences of politeness in addressing, greeting, and apology and analysis of＂privacy＂, ＂courtesy＂, and ＂individualism＂ in different culture interpretations, people could understand that English and Chinese people have very different cultural value views. Cross-cultural communications could be more successful and effective by understanding these cultural differences.

关 键 词：POLITENESS LANGUAGE CULTURE comparison between English and Chinese 

分 类 号：C912.1[经济管理] G0[社会学]