非語言交際在中西方文化中的差異

1、非語言交際在中西方文化中的差異非語言交際指一切不使用語言進(jìn)行的交際活動。各民族有不同的非語言交際方式。在不同文化中，同樣的非語言形式其意義也可能并不完全相同。從跨文化交際出發(fā)，我們把非語言交際分為：體態(tài)語、副語言、客體語和環(huán)境語。本文旨在以手勢語、眼神交流和著裝為例，簡單談?wù)劮钦Z言交際在中西方文化中的差異。IntroductionNonverbalcommunicationreferstoallofthewaysofcommunicationexceptforthelanguage.Nonverbalcommunication，likeourverballanguage，isalsoapart

2、ofourculture.Inthisarticle，wewilltakethefollowingasexample：gesturelanguage，eyecontact，dressing.Differentcultureshavedifferentwaysofcommunication.Therefore，indifferentcultures，thesamenonverbalcommunicationmaynothavethesamemeaning.I. GesturelanguageHandisthemostimportantpartofthebody.Whilegesturelangu

3、age，bywhichpeopleusuallyexpressthemselves，isthemostimportantnonverballanguage.Thesamegestureindifferentculturesmayhavedifferentmeaningsoreventheoppositemeanings.InChina，thethumbupmeans“good”，whilethelittlefingermeans“bad”or“poor”.ItembodiestheChinesecultureofrespectforseniority.InUSA，thethumbupmeans

4、askingforalift，whilethethumbdownmeans“bad”.CirclingthetemplebyusingthefingermeansusingbraininChina，whileinAmericaitmeansbeingcrazy.II. EyecontactOnecoulddrawupquitealistof“rules”abouteyecontactinChinesecultureandinWesternculture：tolookornottolook；whentolookandhowlongtolook；whotolookatandwhonottolook

5、at.Whenpeoplearetalkingwitheachother，theyneedmoreeyecontactinwesterncountries.Forthemeyecontactmeanspoliteness，respectandtrust.SothetimeforeyecontactislongerandmoreoftenforwesternpeopletocommunicatethanthatforChinese.Becausewesternpeoplethinkthelackofeyecontactmeansthelackofhonestyorbashfulness.InCh

6、ina，peopleavoidstaringatothersjustbecauseofpoliteness，respectorobedience.Therefore，ifweChinesegivelesseyecontactthanwesternpeople，theywillthinkwearelookdownuponthemandfeelangry；weChinese，especiallyyoungfemale，mayconsidertheyareimpolitebystaring.III. DressingInmodernsociety，dressingsymbolizessocialst

7、atus，oroccupation.Thepeoplewhoaredressedformallyshowmoreprestige.Inwestern，therequirementfordressingininvitationsisusuallyprintedinthelowerrightcorner.IfwritingWHITETIE，menshoulddressinformaldressorTuxedo，withstiffcollarshirtandwhitetie；Womenshouldbeinlongdresswithbareshouldersandback.IfwritingLoung

8、esuit，maleguestsneedtowearasuitandtie，andthereisnostrictlyrequirementsforcolor.Femaleguestsmaywearadressorskirt.IfwritingDressinformal，peopleoftenaredressedmorecasually.WhileChinesehavenosuchdetailedrequirements.ConclusioncommunicationInconclusion，nonverbalcommunicationisoneofthecommunicationways，andplaysanimportantpartinassistinglanguagecommunication.Ininterculturalweshouldknowmoreaboutthedifferencesandtheconflictsofdifferentcultures，treatthe