摘要
中西方文化的巨大差异导致其礼貌语的使用差异。本文从礼貌原则的角度分析了英汉礼貌用语在称呼、谦逊与客套、隐私及交际等方面的语用差异。
Divergence lies in English and Chinese cu lture lea ds to similar phenomenon in their polite expressions.The essay meant to explore,based on the polite principle,the pragmatic divergence betwe en Eng lish and Chinese in addressing,modesty,polite remarks,privacy and communication.