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1、DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncu1turefromtheang1eofeuphemism从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异AGraduationThesisSubmittedbyWangKai1ingInPartia1Fu1fi11mentoftheRequirementsForTheDegreeofBache1orofArtsIntheSubjectOfEng1ish1anguageToSchoo1OfApp1iedscienceJiangxiUniversityofScienceandTechno1ogySupervisor:QiuMinMay20,20
2、14Acknow1edgementsFirstofa11jwou1d1iketoexpressmythankstoa11thepeop1ewhohe1pedmeinfinishingthisthesis.Especia11ytomysupervisor,QiuMin,whoseusefu1suggestions,constructivecriticismandinconsistentencouragementhaveprovidedgreathe1ptothecomp1etionofthethesis.Sheproposedusefu1suggestionfortheout1ineofmyth
3、esis.Withoutherhe1p,itwou1dnotbepossib1eformetofinishthisthesisontime.Second1y,!wanttoexpressmysinceregratitudetoa11theteachersintheForeign1anguageDepartmentofmyschoo1.Theirgeneroushe1pandpatientguidanceofferedencouragementforme.Iwi11neverforgettheminmyfuture1ife1astbutnot1east,Iwou1d1iketogiveSecon
4、d1ymythankstomyfami1ywhogavemesupport,1oveandencouragement.Atthesametime,Iwanttoexpressmysincerethanksformyc1assmatesandfriends,whohe1pedmeco11ectthemateria1andinformationfoemythesis.WangKai1ingContentsIntroduction1Chapter 1 eDefinitionofeuphemism2Chapter 2 oThemajordifferencesbetweentheChineseandWe
5、sternEuphemism42.1 Re1igiousbe1ief.42.2 Socia1norms52.3 Differentpsycho1ogica1basis52.3.1 thetaboopsycho1ogy52.3.2 thepo1itenessprincip1e62.3.3 thepretencepsycho1ogy62.4 Differentcu1tura1va1ue7ChapterThreeTheimportancebyunderstandingtheeuphemism93.1 E1iminatethecu1tura1barriers93.2 Promotethecommuni
6、cationwithforeigncountries93.3 Improveourse1ves93.4 Enhanceforeign1anguageteaching,trans1ationandother1anguagesubject93.5 Deve1opfurtherresearch10Conc1usion11Bib1iography12从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异摘要随着经济的发展,交通工具的进步,世界各地人们的交流不断频繁。与此同时,委婉语的作用也越来越凸显。能否正确的理解不同语言委婉语的本质,对于各国文化,贸易的发展有着重要的作用。本文主要谈论了委婉语在中西方文化中所扮演的角色。文章
7、分三个部分,分别从委婉语的定义,中西委婉语在各方面的差异及委婉语的重要性方面出发,简单地阐述了委婉语的发展和在当今社会发展中的地位。在文章的第二部分,重点说明了中西委婉语在宗教,社会规范,心理及文化价值观的区别及产生的原因。文末表达了学习委婉语的意义。关键词:委婉语;文化差异;价值观DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCu1turefromtheAng1eofEuphemismABSTRACTWiththedeve1opmentoftheeconomy,theprogressofthetransportation,thecommunicationamongth
8、epeop1ea11overthewor1dhasbecomefrequent1y.Atthesametime,thefunctionofeuphemismisturningtobemoreandmoreprominent.Whetherwecanunderstandtheessenceofeuphemismcorrect1yindifferent1anguageornot,hasanimportantro1eindeve1opingthedifferentcu1tureandtrade.Thethesismain1yta1ksaboutthero1eofeuphemismbetweenthe
9、ChineseandWesterncu1ture.Itconsistsofthreeparts,whichte11sthedeve1opmentoftheeuphemismanditscurrentpositioninthesocia1deve1opmentforitbeginswiththedefinitionofeuphemism,thedifferencesbetweentheChineseandWesterncu1tureandtheimportanceoftheeuphemismrespective1y.Inthesecondpartofthethesis,thedifferencesandcausesofeuphemisminre1igion,socia1norms,psycho1ogyandcu1turearestressed.Theendofthethesisexpressestheimp1icationby1earningeuphemism.Keywords:euphemism;cu1tura1differences;va1ues