（精）differences between eastern and western facial expressions中西面部表情差异对比.ppt

Facial expressions  Facial Expression Worth Thousand Words Communication is a central aspect of everyday life, a fact that is reflected in the wide variety of ways that people exchange information. Not only with words, but also using their face and body. Scientists in Germany found out that we are able to recognize facial expressions in motion -- for example, in a movie -- far better than in a static photograph. The human face comes in many shapes and sizes. Sometimes, we make judgments about other people based on facial features. However, we also infer what people “really” mean by their facial expressions. Studies have indicated that we can detect emotions from facial expression. Facial expressions, like gestures and body motion, are a dynamic phenomenon and need to be investigated . The way of reading facial expressions shows culture differences The reading of facial expressions may not be universal. It is reported that people from different cultures read facial expressions differently. In particular, they said there are big differences between the way Westerners and East Asians interpret (诠释) facial expressions . Emoticons (情感符) are used to convey different emotions on the Internet as they are the iconic (符号的) representations of facial expressions. Interestingly, there are clear cultural differences in the formations of these icons(图标).” The Eastern emoticons are not only the right way up but focus on the eyes, while in the West the mouth is important。Here are some Expressions of Western and Eastern emoticons. Eastern Western Happy (^_^) :-) Sad (;_;) or (T_T) :-( Surprised (o.o) :-o East Asian focused mostly on the eyes, but those from the West scanned the whole face。 Different ways of emotional expression The expression of emotion is formed in the cultural background, their performance differs from culture to culture. Han Chi