肢体语言与跨文化交际

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英文论文题目：Study on Body Language in

Intercultural Communication 中文论文题目：肢体语言与跨文化交际姓名：黄宇霖Huang Yulin

学号： 200910618862

学习中心：奥鹏大钟寺学习中心

专业：英语

指导教师：张利华Zhang Lihua

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签名：黄宇霖日期：2011-7-17

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Outline

1. Introduction

2. Main Body

2.1 Body language

2.1.1 Interpretation and Classification of body language

2.1.2 The Emergence of Body Language

2.1.3 The Cultural and Social Natures of Body Language

2.1.4 Function and Importance of Body Language

2.2 Some Analysis of Similarities of Body Language in Cultures 2.3 Some Analysis of Differences of Body Language in Cultures 2.4 Some Analysis of Body Language Based on Classifications

2.4.1 Facial Expressions and the Movements of Head

2.4.2 Gesture

2.4.3 Posture

2.4.4 Body Touch

2.5 Problems in Intercommunications and Some Tentative Solutions 2.5.1 A Summary of Some Problems Concerning Body Language

2.5.2 Solutions to the Problems

3. Conclusion

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Abstract

Body language is vital to the success in communication. It always accompanies our verbal expression as it helps us express ourselves and understand others. It shows and/or contributes to the relationship between people. It, however, sometimes makes trouble for us. Body language is complicated as well, yet acquirable.

Statistics shows that body language has been comprehensively studied since the 1950s. The research findings have been widely applied in the fields of politics, diplomacy, cultural exchange, business, and even among common people. However, many problems caused by body language show that its popularizing work is far from being satisfactory. People’s understanding level of it is still to be raised. The research and popularization of body language need further promoting and enhancing.

This paper tries to introduce body language in relation to its emergence, meaning, nature，function and importance, highlighting the differences among cultures and the problems with regard to body language, analyzing it based on the existing research findings, its classifications and the writer’s own knowledge in the field for the purpose of providing some solutions to the problems. Finally it concludes that body language plays a significant, or even crucial, role in communication within a culture as well as between cultures, and it is very meaningful and helpful to learn about it and manage to apply it correctly and/or advantageously in actual contexts.

The paper is also expected to contribute, more or less, to the enhancement of people’s awareness and understanding of body language and to its popularization and skills in its application in society, with an aim to help people succeed in their actual communications.

Key words: body language; nonverbal communication; movements of the body 身体语言肢体语言非语言沟通身体动作