中西文化面子观差异对比分析-以电影《喜宴》为例_英语论文

A Contrastive Analysis on the Differences of Face View between Chinese and Western Cultures---Taking Wedding Banquet as An Example

摘要

中西方都有自己独特的文化，而“面子”观是文化的重要方面之一。由于东西方对面子的认识、关注程度以及处理面子问题的方式不同，常给双方带来交流上的困难甚至误解，并且，在跨文化交际中常常因为面子观问题而相继出现文化矛盾。

本文以李安的电影“喜宴”为材料，从换字画、送礼、婚礼的举办与敬酒四个方面探讨了不同文化背景下面子观的差异及引起此差异的原因。从而让交际者在交际过程中更加深入的了解面子观，提高人们对社会文化和社会语言差异的敏感性。以此来减少由面子引起的文化冲突，同时对以后中西方文化交流具有重要的意义。

关键词：面子观；文化差异；喜宴

Abstract

Both the East and the West have their own unique culture, and face view is one of the important aspects of culture. Both sides often have difficulty in communicating and understanding, as they have different views of understanding and different degree of concern at the aspect of face, as well as the diverse measures of dealing with face problems. 

Li’an’s film Wedding Banquet is a material, which is used to discuss the differences of face view from the different cultural backgrounds and the causes of this diversity from four aspects: the exchange of calligraphy and painting, sending gifts, the holding of the wedding and the toasting. It will let communicators know face view well in the process of communicating, as well as enhance the sensitivity of people to the differences of social culture and language. Therefore, the cultural conflict caused by the face can be reduced and of course, it will be of great significance to the future cultural exchange between the East and the West.  

Keywords: face view; cultural differences; Wedding Banquet

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

2.1 Face view of the West 2

2.2 Face view of Chinese 2

3. 3. Differences between Chinese and Western face view in the film 3

3.1 The concept of cultural difference 3

3.2 The differences reflected by changing photos 3

3.3 The differences reflected by gifts 4

3.4 The differences reflected in the wedding 5

3.5 The differences reflected in the toast 6

4. Main Factors Causing the Different View of “Face” between Chinese and Western 7

4.1 Geographical and economic factors 7

4.2 Ideological factors 8

5. Conclusion 9

Works Cited 10