商用英语专业毕业论文-Culture and Language--The Cultural Differences between English and Chinese.doc

Culture and Language ----The Cultural Differences between English and Chinese 郑州大学升达经贸管理学院 商用英语专业 指导教师 Abstract ? Language is closely related to culture. Language expresses and embodies cultural reality. If we are in different countries, we must know their cultures. Thus, we can use the language freely. In our English study, it is unavoidable to meet some differences of culture and language between Chinese and English, which demand that we should not only master the two languages but also be acquainted with the two cultures and cultural differences as well. Cultural differences between Chinese and English can be found in many aspects of daily communication, including addressing, greeting and parting, compliments, apologies, thanks and so on. This paper discusses the cultural differences between Chinese and English. Keyword：cultural and language differences, communication, custom culture, Chinese and English-speakers ? Introduction As is well known, language is a mirror, in front of which culture is reflected. Meanwhile, culture is also a kind of language. Many people always think that poor ability of English is the cause of misunderstanding in communication. However, in the daily communication with our foreign friends, lots of people who are good at English, are still confused during their communication. Culture and language are important reasons. Because language is related to knowledge, and knowledge in turn is related to culture. Culture and language complement each other. The realize of culture is a prerequisite to learn language well. Language is the carrier of culture. The difference of culture must reflect in the language of different nations. Cultural differences between Chinese and English can be found in many aspects of daily communication languages, including addressing, greeting and parting, compliments, apologies, thanks and other aspects. So this paper will talk about some of the differences. Furthermore, it will talk about how to learn western