On the Taboo differences in Body Language in Chinese and Western cultures 浅析肢体语言禁忌在中西文化中的差异精品.doc
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On the Taboo differences in Body Language in Chinese and Western cultures
浅析肢体语言禁忌在中西文化中的差异
A thesis submitted to the Foreign Languages Department of Northwest University for Nationalities for the degree of Bachelor of Arts
By
Supervisor
May 4th, 2013
Table of Contents
1Introduction…………………………………………...….....1
2The Significance and Features of Body Language………. 2
2.1 Significance of Body Language…………………………………………. . .2
2.2 The Features of Body Language……………………………………………3
3Taboos in Body Language…………………………………..3
3.1 Taboos of Facial Expressions………………………………………………. 3
3.1.1 Smiling……………………………………………………………………4
3.1.2 Smacking………………………………………………………………….4
3.1.3 Covering the Mouth……………………………………………………….4
3.2 Taboos of Eye Contact……………………………………………………….4
3.3 Taboos of Gesture…………………………………………………………….5
3.3.1 Waving…………………………………………………………………….5
3.3.2 “V” Gesture………………………………………………………………..6
3.3.3 “OK” Gesture……………………………………………………………...6
3.3.4 Middle Finger-up…………………………………………………………..6
3.3.5 Thumbs-up………………………………………………………………....7
3.3.6 Shaking Hands……………………………………………………………..7
3.4 Taboos of Posture……………………………………………………………..8
3.4.1 Sitting…………………………………………………………………….. .8
3.4.2 Crouching…………………………………………………………………..9
3.4.3 Walking………………………………………………………………….. .9
3.5 Taboos of Touch…………………………………………………………….. .9
3.5.1 Touching with Stringers’ Body…………………………………………..10
3.5.2 Touching with Bodies of the Same Sex………………………………….10
3.5.3 Touching with Children’s Body………………………………………….10
4 Conclusion…………………………………………...……..11
5 References……………………………………………………...…….…12
6 Acknowledgements…………………………………………………... .13
Taboo in Body Language between China and West
【Abstract】
The two ways of human communications, the verbal communication and non-verbal communication are complementary to each other and become undivided entirety. Body language is the most normal non-verbal communication in human communication, including facial expression, eye contact, gesture, posture and touch, etc. The same act of body languag
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