口语交际中汉英恭维语的对比研究AcknowledgementsThisthesiswouldnothavebeencompletedwithoutnumerouspeople’shelpandsupport.Towhom,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoshowmyheart-feltgratitude.Firstly,Iamespeciallygratefultomysupervisor,TangShizhong.Hehasofferedmeconstructiveandinsightfulinstructionstohelpmecompletethisthesis.Besides,IextendmythankstoProfessorLiQiangandeveryteacherwhohashelpedmewithusefulsuggestionsandcomments.Atlast,Iwouldliketoexpressmywarmestgratitudetomyfamilyfortheirunconditionalloveandsupport.iAbstractComplimentsareespeciallyimportantforpeople’scommunication,andtheirrolecanbeoverlooked.Complimentsarealsocalledthelubricantofsocialinteraction.ChinaisdistinctfromEnglish-speakingcountriesinitshistory,language,culturalbackgroundandsocialvalues.Therefore,eachcountryshapesdiversecommunicationstyles.BothEnglishandChinesearerichincomplimentsforbetterandharmoniouscommunications.Basedonthepreviousstudies,thisstudywillprovidedeeperresearchondifferencesofcomplimentsbetweenChineseandEnglishfromacross-culturalperspective.Thispaperwillanalyzethefollowingfiveaspects,includingoccasions,distributionsofthetopic,objects,formsofsyntaxandresponses,inordertopromotecommunicatingandappreciatingeachotheramongdifferentlanguagesandculturalbackgrounds,andthustosuccessfullyachieveinterculturalcommunication.Keywords:Englishcompliments;Chinesecompliments;oralcommunication;cross-culturecommunicationiiiii摘要恭维语在人们日常交流中显得尤为重要,其作用是不容小觑的,往往被称之为社会交往的润滑剂。由于中国与英语国家的历史、语言文化背景、社会价值观不尽相同,故形成了不同的交际风格。不论是英语还是汉语,在口语交际的过程中,都会有大量的恭维语穿插其中,以促进交际的和谐与融洽。本论文将在以前学者研究的基础上,从跨文化的视角,对汉英恭维语之间的差异进行较为系统的对比研究,试图从恭维语的使用场合,话题分布,对象,句法形式以及应答策略这五个方面进行分析,意在促进不同语言和文化背景的人们互相交流、互相欣赏,从而成功地实现跨文化交际。关键词:汉语恭维语;英语恭维语;口语交际;跨文化ivContents云南民族大学毕业论文(设计)原创性声明.....................................................................iAcknowledgements..........................................................................................................iiAbstract...........................................................................................................................iii摘要.................................................................................................................................iv1.Introduction..................................................................................................................11.1ResearchBackground...........................................................................................11.2AimsandSignificanceoftheStudy.....................................................................21.2.1AimsoftheStudy.......................................................................................21.2.2SignificanceoftheStudy............................................................................22.TheTerm“Compliments”andLiteratureReview...................................................42.1Compliments.........................................................................................................42.1.1DefinitionofCompliments..................................................