跨文化视角下的汉英问候语比较研究——兼论对外汉语教学应如何教授问候语

A Comparative Study of Chinese and English Greetings from a Cross Cultural Perspective—How to Teach Greetings in Chinese as a Foreign Language

问候语是人们日常交际中的重要环节,对后续对话开展有重大影响。然而汉英问候语之间存在巨大差异,这也是对外汉语教学过程中的难点之一。但就目前的教材而言,对汉语问候语的教授较为浅显,不能完全符合交际需要。本文以跨文化为主要视角,对比汉英问候语的差异,并分析差异背后的深层文化原因,试图就对外汉语教学应如何教授问候语这一问题提出建议。

Greeting is an important part of people’s daily communication and it has a significant impact on the subsequent dialogue. However, there are huge differences between Chinese and English greetings, which is also one of the difficulties in the process of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. However, as far as the current textbooks are concerned, the teaching method of Chinese greetings is relatively superficial and cannot fully meet the needs of communication. From the cross-cultural perspective, this paper compares the differences between Chinese and English greetings, analyzes the underlying cultural reasons behind the differences, and attempts to make suggestions on how to teach greetings in Chinese as a foreign language.