A Study of Cultural Context in Cross-cultural Communication_英语论文

摘要

跨文化交际作为人类学、社会学和交际学的交叉学科和应用学科在语言学、外语教学和翻译界领域发挥着日益重要的作用。语境则是跨文化交际学中的重要内容。文化语境实则与跨文化交际能力有着密切的关系。文化语境，即以交际目的为中心，口语或书面语篇的文化背景，包括各种相关的因素，如文字、风俗习惯、宗教以及价值观，引导着交际的顺利进行。不同的国家有着不同的文化背景，因此也会产生不同，甚至截然相反的文化语境，这使得跨文化交际更加困难。通过分析不同家国、地区之间的文化差异，可以在提高文化敏感性的同时，适应不同文化语境，提高跨文化交际的效率。             

关键词：文化 语境 文化语境 跨文化交际 

Abstract

As an interdisciplinary and applied discipline of anthropology, sociology and communication, cross-cultural communication plays an increasingly important role in the fields of linguistics, foreign language teaching and translation. Context is an important part of cross-cultural communication. There is a close relationship between cultural context and cross-cultural communicative competence. Cultural context, which is based on the communicative purpose, the cultural background of the spoken or written discourse, including a variety of related factors, such as writing, customs, religions and values, to guide a smooth process of communication. Different countries had formed different cultural backgrounds in the long history, so they will produce different, even diametrically opposed cultural context, which makes cross-cultural communication more difficult. Through the analysis of the differences between the different countries and regions, we can improve the cultural sensitivity, at the same time, adapt to different cultural context, improve the efficiency of cross-cultural communication. 

Key words: Culture; Cultural context; Context; Intercultural communication 

Contents

1  Introduction 1

2  Culture and Communication 3

2.1 Understanding Culture 3

2.1.1 Defining Culture 3

2.1.2 Features of Culture 4

2.1.3 Cultural Conflicts 5

2.2 Understanding Communication 7

2.2.1 Defining Communication 7

2.2.2 Cross-Cultural Communication 8

2.3 The Importance of Cross-cultural Communication 8

3  Cultural Context in Cross-cultural Communication 11

2.1 A Summary of Context 11

2.1.1  Context Studies 11

3.1.2  Classification of Context 12

3.1.3 The features of Context 12

3.2 The feasibility and necessity of the construction of cross-cultural communication context 13

3.3 The construction of cross-cultural communication context 14

3.3.1 Construction of linguistic context 14

3.3.2 Construction of cultural context 15

3.3.3 Construct a communicative context 16

4  The Operation Process of Cross-cultural Communication Context and Its Theoretical Support 18

5  Conclusion 20

Bibliography 21

Acknowledgements 22