英语专业毕业论文--英国和中国的身势语的文化内涵的对比研究.docVIP

泰山医学院本科毕业设计（论文） 学号：4106027012 泰山医学院毕业设计（论文） A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Body Language’s Cultural Connotations 院（部）系 外国语学院 所 学 专 业 英语本科 （非英双专业第二学位） 年级、班级 完成人姓名 指导教师姓名 专业技术职务 讲师 年5月17日  A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Body Language’s Cultural Connotations By Wang Chunsu Supervisor：Lan Xiaoxiao Submitted to the School of Foreign Languages in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Taishan Medical University Taian, China May, 2010 Abstract People usually rely on languages to communicate, to express their thought or to transmit the information, but just using the languages or words are not vivid enough to communicate in our life. So, we always need the help of body language. Body language, including hand gestures, eye contact, facial expression, body distance, body touch and so on. Body language differs from culture to culture, therefore it is necessary to understand the different meanings of body language in different countries. This thesis, first discusses the definition, importance and function of body language in the communication through the elaboration of some examples; moreover, this thesis majorly focuses on the differences of English and Chinese body language’s cultural connotations, especially those in hand gesture, eye contact, facial expression, body distance and body touch; at last, this thesis discusses the reasons for the differences of English and Chinese body language’s cultural connotations. The research of English and Chinese body language in cross-cultural communication is helpful for people to diminish or avoid misunderstandings caused by the cultural connotations of body language in different countries. Key words: communication; body language; cultural connotations; difference; reason 摘 要 人们在传递信息，表达思想，交流感情时，主要借助于语言交际，然而仅仅使用文字或言语，有时不够生动形象，因而这时就需要非语言交际。人们利用身体各部分来传递信息，交流思想。它包括手势，目光接触，面部表情，交谈者之间的距离等等。身势语是随文化的改变而改变，因而不同国家的身势语所表达的意思不一定都相同，所以，在跨文化交际中，要清楚地认识非