中美语言文化的差异.doc

The difference between Chinese and American culture
As we all know, different countries have different culture. “Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another.” China and the United States in the culture have many differences. Now, we want to introduce you to the language differences between China and the United States.
1. The difference between the ways children chat with their parents.
In China, if parents see teachers in school, the first question they ask is that the performances of the children in school, the parents also focus on the grades of the children. In many western countries, parents are always talking around the children’s life and ask their children and others to get along in harmonious. The parents don’t pay attention to the knowledge what they learn from teachers. In China, we can always see such a phenomenon, when a child makes a mistake, he may cry for some reasons. The parents may take some punishments like “threat”. Although children may listen to the parents, but they may not agree with the behavior of the parents .It would appear that the parents with authority show off their education, in fact, it is not. So children gradually develop are bellies when they grow up .when we are facing with the same problem, the westerners would squat down and hug the children. They hope the child cry out to express sadness of the heart, they also communicate with their children, the child are also glad to talk with their parents. Gradually, they can create special friendship with each other.

2. The difference between the ways you chat with your classmates.
Exchange between the students, Chinese and American students are also different. First, the communication between Chinese students is fewer than American students. Chinese students love to solve the problem by their selves. On the opposite American students are more willing to solve problems through mutual cooperation. In addition, exchange content are different between Chinese and American students .Exchange of Chinese students is more on learning problems. However, American students often talk about all aspects of their lives, for example, learning, entertainment, and fitness. There are also exists a difference in the exchange place, the exchange of Chinese students usually in school, While the American students are usually communicate in games, tournaments, travel.
3. The difference between the ways you chat with teachers.
It is obvious that the children in china seem to be in favor of their parents. In their daily life，if they fall or hurt themselves unconsciously, they may tell their teacher in time, they just would like to obtain comfort from teachers. The children always are kind to their own teachers and want to leave a great impression in their brain. However, in most western country like American, England and France. The ability of the foreigner children is significantly stronger than Chinese, they do not need too much reminding. The children also take actions to improve their own ability. The children and teachers are in the same capacity. However, western teacher is fiercer than the teacher in china. They never help the children dress, eat or clean up the clothes, which creates the independent character of western children.
4. Exchange of the male and female in China and the United States are different.
United States dating is usually set at night, because dinner is United States dinner, and about at night, relatively more attention during the day, and the official number. And dinner time is later than China, between 7 and 10 points is the most appropriate time have dinner. In the America, the man also pay the meal.
Comparison of Chinese men and women share male chauvinism. While the Americans are relatively free.
Chinese man are implied, even love you will not come out, concrete actions, for instance, he can run the risk of snow to go out at night to buy you a late night snack, don't want to buy his own shoes broke bought new but will give my girlfriend what she likes; United States men are very good at expressing their feelings, they can say it five times a day "I love you", when his wife's hand when it is cold to his warm belly, he would snarl: Oh, my dear, have your hands too much ice! And then you push.
United States man compare ourselves, always stressed they feel, when you have some of what make him uncomfortable, he will tell you, for example: Dear, you seem to gain weight. Woman will understand.
5. The difference in the language is used in formal place.
It is inevitable that the cultural difference has impact on business. For example, when a company is having meeting, the word “table” they mention in American English means to put something on the agenda, but in British English it means to put something off the agenda. This example indicated how the culture affects the business.
There are four cultural dimensions that were defined in Hofstede’s research: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity.
The most significant influence in cultural difference is the power distance. “It would condition the extent to which employees accept that their boss has more power that have and the extent to which they accept that their boss’s opinions and decisions are right because he or she is the boss.” Among most oriental corporate cultures, there is hierarchism reasons, great centralization, and sometimes called ‘power-oriented culture’, due to the historical reasons. That is a high power distance culture that mangers make the decision and superiors appeal to be entitled more privileges. Their decision always closes supervision positively evaluated by subordinates. In this situation, it is not being regarded if subordinates have a disagreement with their managers.
6. The difference in the languages of the workplace.
Language is essential; language is what we use to communicate among others. It is something that joins us just as strongly as it separates us.
Buses each language in different types of situation , e.g. One language at home and the other at work .In the workplace we need to pay attention to their words .We need to know in the workplace what can we say or can’t say . In the workplace with suitable language is very important.
There is in the workplace to avoid said: the first of all, don’t say: that’s not my job. If your superior asks you to do something, it is your job. In addition, don’t say: this might sound stupid, but…. You must remember never undermine your ideas by prefacing your remarks with wishy-washy language. The last but not least, don’t say: I don’t have time to talk to you. Because it’s plain rude, in person or on the phone.
To make a long story short, we want to work as far as possible in the deal with these the problem of language, can mix in the workplace for long.
7. The difference in languages of TV program.
China and the United States of America in TV programs have great differences in the use of language. For example; the differences in the talk show between China and USA. Most of the talk show performers will take on their own or in some of the guests make fun of. There are some self-deprecating means on the inside, but in the United States of America talk show performers often take the president or some political events to satirize.
For example, in the United States of America Chinese-American Joe Wang performances in White House take pieces of American politics to make fun of. He said that he received the invitation to insinuate Selah couple burst into White House‘s welcome dinner. He said he grow up in China to insinuate American arrogance. He even took the United States vice president to make fun of. To sum up, the United States of America performer mostly on national political satire.
Secondly, in the kind of news program, our country hosts are relatively serious, especially in the news broadcast. On contrary to, some American newscaster can use a humorous way to broadcast news.
So there is a great difference in television programming language between the United States and China
8. The difference in how to express views attitude on deal with the problem.
We can explain the language differences of dealing with issues from the following things. At dinner time, the Chinese guests for dinner always said politely "bread and not respect". But in fact, delicacies filled with tables.
And Chinese hospitality always persuades others to eat. Westerners are often feel difficult to deal with "Let me help you." On the restaurant, Western habit is: Help yourself, please! Western people treat others especially at home are usually just simple, but they won't say it is "bread". When you gift a gift, for the Chinese, when accepting gifts tend to say "you're too kind, you can come to my very happy." however, and generally not open gifts in front of guests; And Western people have received gifts, tend to say "Oh, what is this? " "It is very beautiful，thank you! "And they would not put up gift, but don't open. Chinese and Westerners because of the difference of their social, historical and cultural traditions, forming a distinct way of thinking. When the Chinese people express their views on, tend to be very reserved, polite and on topic again; While people in the West will directly show that "I will do". For example the Chinese delegation to visit Western, when asked about the dinner to eat western food, also is a lunch-time, the delegation's response tends to be "just", "master". In turn, the Western delegation to China, what do you ask him today, he will clearly indicate their wishes today to eat Western food or Chinese food.
9. The difference in the national foreign spoken language.
China’s foreign speakers are relatively mild language. While the United States foreign speakers are relatively strong language. For example, Chinese usually say stop or a peaceful solution to the problem. But the United States will say directly to solve the problem of war.

In short, the United States and China have many different language habits, similarly to other western countries, but also has its own culture and customs, so in communicating with foreigners or to other countries before, understand each other country's language habit is very necessary, it is not only the respect for each other, but also to bring a convenience, avoid unnecessary trouble and misunderstanding, so that in every competition, and can achieve good results.