从时间观念的转变看中美文化融合_英语论文

Cultural Integration between Chinese and American Reflected in Time Concept Transition

摘要

本文主要研究中国人和美国人不同的时间观念，从循环时间观和线性时间观、多元时间制和一元时间制、过去时间取向和未来时间取向分析各自的文化特征，并逐步剖析中国人和美国人时间观念在行为上和思维方式上的转变及其原因。文化在任何时候都是一个动态的，开放的，不断变化着的系统，它的发展永远离不开与其他文化的交流，沟通与传播。中美时间观念的转变体现了全球化背景下中美文化相互融合的趋势，进一步促进了跨文化交流的发展。

关键词：时间观念；转变；文化融合

Abstract

This thesis mainly studies time concept of Chinese and Americans. The discrepancy of time concept mainly includes past-time orientation and future-time orientation, circular time concept and linear time concept, poly-chronic time system and mono-chronic time system. It analyzes the reasons and manifestation of time concept transition on behavior and mindset. Culture is always a system of being dynamic, open, changing, which is inseparable from exchange, communication, transmission with other cultures. Under the background of globalization, the transition of time concept reflects the trend of culture integration in China and America. With the development of social economy and cultural exchange, the time concept between Chinese and Americans are gradually integrated into each other, so as to analysis and correct behaviors to meet the need in cross-cultural communication. It further promote the development of cross-cultural communication. 

Keywords: time concept; transition; cultural integration

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 2

3. The Features of Time Concept in Chinese Culture 3

3.1 Past-orientation 3

3.2 Circular time concept 4

3.3 Poly-chronic time system 5

4. The Features of Time Concept in American Culture 5

4.1 Future-orientation 5

4.2 Linear time concept 6

4.3 Mono-chronic time system 7

5. The Trend of Time Concept Transition between Chinese and American 8

5.1 The manifestation of time concept transition 8

5.2 The reasons for time concept transition 10

6. Cultural Integration Reflected in Time Concept Transition 11

6.1 Integration in behavior 12

6.2 Integration in mindset 13

7. Conclusion 14

Works Cited 15