中西建议礼貌策略选择的文化因素分析--以中英文影视对白为例

On the Cultural Factors in Chinese and Western Politeness with Strategies of Suggestions

提建议是日常对话中常见的一种交际方式,但建议是一种指令性言语行为,具有威胁对方消极面子的特征。因此,提建议一方往往为了不过度威胁对方的面子,通常会采取一些礼貌措施使得所提的建议能得到对方的接受,达到交际的目的。由于文化的差异,中国人与西方人在不同社会环境中提建议时所采取的礼貌策略也有所不同。本文以电影《泰坦尼克号》和电视剧《咱们结婚吧》为例,分析社会距离、权势等对中西建议礼貌策略选择的影响,探寻中西方建议礼貌策略的异同以及背后的文化因素,以加深对跨文化交际的理解。

While making suggestions is very common in daily communication, it is a threatening factor for the negative face. Politeness strategies,hence,are necessary to make the communication go on successfully. However,due to different cultures,politeness strategies accepted by people in China and English speaking countries are not always the same based on their social class,power and the influence of a specific culture. It is helpful for people to have a better cross- cultural communication by understanding the culture factors behind the different politeness strategies.