The Contrastive Analysis of Appellation in Chinese and English
Abstract: The appellation is the name of that all kinds of social relations and social roles, which used in daily life. And it is one of the words, which is the most important and common used to interpersonal communication. Starting from the eastern and western different culture background, using comparative analysis method to analyze the Chinese-English appellation system, we can summarize the differences between Chinese and English kinship terms and social address terms in the number and use. It is helpful to the prediction of Chinese-English appellation emphasis and difficulty in second language teaching, and also is helpful to explore the method and skill of the second language teaching. Having a full understanding of differences in Chinese and English, we can successfully reduce barriers in the cross-cultural communication activities for the two countries.
Keywords: Chinese and English; Appellation; Comparative Analysis; Cultural Difference
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