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Japanese daily greeting comparative study

Author: LinCaiHong
Tutor: LinJuanJuan
School: Xiamen University
Course: Japanese Language and Literature
Keywords: Daily greeting Comparative study Questionnaire Relationships Cultural similarities and differences
CLC: H36
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2009
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Abstract

In daily life , greeting interpersonal social etiquette is not only , but also for the smooth interaction with people and maintain smooth interpersonal communicative indispensable elements . Greeting related research in China is not much, but Japan's cultural linguist, linguists and anthropologists community is very concerned about this in a multi-angle study . Looking at the results of these studies , although a lot of greeting related research , but quantitative studies are rare and few pairs hidden in the socio-cultural factors behind the language to inspect . On the other hand , China 's research on greeting comparative study are mostly in English . From the perspective of comparative study , about Sino-Japanese daily greeting comparative study is also rare , but rarely from an empirical perspective greeting speech acts and non-verbal conduct comprehensive comparative study . This paper intends to linguistics from the perspective of cultural studies . Language at the level of study, comparative linguistics research methods to collect detailed data analysis, extensive questionnaires and recovered , and then the data were statistically analyzed to clarify the respective two -day greeting rendered content structure , usage, and the characteristics of the data analysis , based on the similarities and differences between the two countries and their greeting linkages between socio-cultural factors successive analysis . This thesis analyzes the following order and derive conclusions. Chapter questions. First, the definition and role of greeting elaborate , then introduced research trends , pointing out the shortcomings of prior studies , trying to study in China and Japan by comparing the daily greeting to reveal differences between languages ??and cultures . The second chapter describes the object of this thesis , positions, methods , purpose and significance. In the third chapter in greeting when they meet as the center , using the contrast contrastive linguistics methods and survey method, the recovery questionnaire for statistical analysis. Survey data are mainly from the frequency of greeting , greet content , nonverbal behavior , greeting gender difference , greet the age difference , the position of the line of sight to inspect six aspects . As a result, first of all, regardless of how interpersonal closeness , the two countries have a high frequency of greeting . For people who are not familiar with the two people are using formal , ceremonial greeting . For the familiar people, Chinese people use the diversity of greeting , the Japanese are much more formal greeting with . This feature can also be applied to non- verbal behavior of contrast. Secondly, the Japanese greeting gender difference is obvious , Chinese greeting is no gender difference . Greeting the Chinese people divided into four categories according to age , the Japanese are divided into three categories. Comparison of the position of the line of sight is not much difference between the two countries . Chapter IV uses cultural linguistics research methods, namely cultural differences comparative study of comparative law . In the third chapter of quantitative analysis , based on the language contained in the different socio-cultural factors and interpersonal conduct in-depth research . For people who are not familiar with Chinese and Japanese greeting basically the same, but for people who are familiar with the two very different ways of greeting . Chinese people use more diverse forms of greeting manner , and also differ according to time and place resourcefulness ; while the Japanese still prefer to use finalized greeting , used once again been brought against Fangen Hui and so on. Chapter V , according to the language level of analysis, the two countries have either interpersonal closeness hello . But for familiar people , Chinese people are resourceful use of diversity greet greeting , while the Japanese greeting from a finalized start further specific. For people who are not familiar with Chinese and Japanese use finalized greeting hello. From the cultural level of analysis we are told the two countries attach great importance to etiquette . In interpersonal relationships , the Chinese people by fostering mutual debt of gratitude to expand the network of relationships and consolidate relationships, and behavior using positive words to create new relationships ; while the Japanese debt of gratitude is suppressed as much as possible , try to keep some in interpersonal relationships distance , in establishing new relationships orientation seemed more negative .

Japanese daily greeting comparative study

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