非语言交际在中西方文化中的差异VIP

1、非语言交际在中西方文化中的差异非语言交际指一切不使用语言进行的交际活动。各民族有不同的非语言交际方式。在不同文化中，同样的非语言形式其意义也可能并不完全相同。从跨文化交际出发，我们把非语言交际分为：体态语、副语言、客体语和环境语。本文旨在以手势语、眼神交流和着装为例，简单谈谈非语言交际在中西方文化中的差异。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