谈中西礼貌原则

On Chinese and Western Politeness Principles

礼貌既有普遍性,又有文化差异性,在不同文化中表现出不同的特点。从文化差异的角度出发,阐述了分别由顾曰国和利奇提出的中西礼貌原则,对比分析了两者的差异及其成因,并提出了指导跨文化交际的语用原则。

Politeness is universal but culturally specific. It shows different characteristics in different cultures. From the angle of cultural difference, this paper sets forth Chinese and Western ＂politeness principles＂ put forward by Gu Yueguo and Leech respectively, analyzes the difference between them and the causes for the difference, and then points guide the cross-cultural communication. out the pragmatic principle which can be used to