汉英职业委婉语的跨文化比较

论文摘要

汉英职业委婉语饱含了两个民族独特的文化底蕴和心理特征,其普遍存在的事实说明人类都有着趋善趋美的心理。现代英语职业委婉语几乎存在于社会生活的方方面面,不同程度地反映出被英美社会所认可的价值观和道德观。中国改革开放以后,随着中国与国际社会接轨,与世界各民族文化交流的增多,汉语职业委婉语的使用也越来越频繁。在合作原则、礼貌原则和面子理论的理论框架下,本文从分析汉英职业委婉语的动机着手。从职业价值、职业地位、职业心理等角度分析了英语职业委婉语产生的动机。从传统职业价值观、诚实谦逊的美德、改革开放政策的实施等方面探讨了中国从过去几乎没有职业委婉语到近年来职业委婉语开始萌芽并有星火燎原之势的原因。诸多篇幅致力于汉英两种职业委婉语的比较,从而为它们的趋同性分析埋下了伏笔。本文从构造原则、构成方法、表达方式三大方面将汉英职业委婉语进行了比较研究,重点强调了它们的趋同性并作了简要的分析。总之,本文意在提高人们在跨文化交际中的礼貌意识并在交谈中更加注意对对方的称呼,从而使人们在与来自不同文化的人交际时达到成功。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• ABSTRACT
• 摘要
• Table of Contents
• Chapter One INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 Background of the Study
• 1.2 Significance of the Study
• 1.3 Structure of the Thesis
• Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
• 2.1 Basic Perspectives of Chinese and English Euphemisms
• 2.1.1 Definition of euphemisms
• 2.1.2 Origin of euphemisms
• 2.1.3 Classification of euphemisms
• 2.2 Euphemisms and Culture
• 2.2.1 Language and culture
• 2.2.2 Euphemisms and language
• 2.2.3 Culture and euphemisms
• 2.3 Theoretical Foundations
• 2.3.1 Cooperative Principle
• 2.3.2 Politeness Principle
• 2.3.3 Face Theory
• 2.4 Previous Studies on Chinese and English Euphemisms
• 2.4.1 Studies on Chinese euphemisms
• 2.4.2 Studies on English euphemisms
• 2.4.3 Related studies on Occupational Euphemisms
• 2.4.4 Limitations of previous studies
• Chapter Three MOTIVES FOR CHINESE AND ENGLISH OCCUPATIONAL EUPHEMISMS
• 3.1 Motives for English Occupational Euphemisms
• 3.1.1 From the perspective of occupational value
• 3.1.2 From the perspective of occupational status
• 3.1.3 From the perspective of occupational psychology
• 3.2 Motives for Chinese Occupational Euphemisms
• 3.2.1 Values of traditional occupations
• 3.2.2 Virtues of honesty and modesty
• 3.2.3 Implementation of reform and opening up policy
• Chapter Four COMPARISON BETWEEN CHINESE AND ENGLISH OCCUPATIONAL EUPHEMISMS
• 4.1 Principles of Formation
• 4.1.1 Principle of Distance
• 4.1.2 Principle of Correlation
• 4.1.3 Principle of Pleasantness
• 4.2 Means of Formation
• 4.2.1 Mark of technical expertise
• 4.2.2 Mark of title
• 4.2.3 Mark of taste
• 4.2.4 Mark of gender
• 4.3 Methods of Expression
• 4.3.1 Elevation
• 4.3.2 Beautification
• 4.3.3 Technicalization
• 4.4 Homoplasy of Chinese and English Occupational Euphemisms
• 4.4.1 Violation of Cooperative Principle
• 4.4.2 Observance of Politeness Principle and Face Theory
• Chapter Five CONCLUSION
• 5.1 Concluding Remarks
• 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study
• References