沉默——日本人的非语言交流

Silence,Non-verbal Communication of the Japanese

沉默是日本人社会交际时的重要组成部分,它可以传情达意,具有丰富的内涵。对日本人来说,相对于言语,沉默所传递的信息更能体现说话者的意图。在日本,沉默现象是高度依赖语境的传统文化的遗存,同时它也反映出日本人的集团主义和耻感文化的主题以及“以心传心”的文化直觉。

Silence is an important part of the social communication of the Japanese with rich connotations, emotions and significance. For the Japanese, silence sometimes can convey more of the intention of the speaker than language and it is a heritage of the traditional culture highly dependant on the context. Silence also reflects their collectivism and humiliation-felt culture as well as their cultural instinct of “heart-to-heart communication”.