礼貌中的中西方“面子文化”差异

The Analysis of the Cultural Differences in Chinese and Western Face Theory

礼貌是一种社会现象,为各社会群体所共有,但它又是一种个性化的交际策略,随着不同语言群体的不同文化背景而有所不同。面子论,作为礼貌原则中的重要理论,在中西方情境中存在着许多差异。本文主要从文化等方面来探究其中西方面子的差异及其成因。

As a social phenomenon, politeness is universal. In different Chinese and westem cultural contexts, the ways of face perception and expression are also different and the root causes behind the cross-cultural divergences lie in many aspects, especially in culture.