Politeness, as a linguistic phenomenon, pervades almost all the civilized social-cultures and languages, which works as a sort of softening agent to smoothen the course of communication. As people from different cultu...Politeness, as a linguistic phenomenon, pervades almost all the civilized social-cultures and languages, which works as a sort of softening agent to smoothen the course of communication. As people from different cultures may view differently on what politeness is and how to be polite, misunderstandings may arise if cultural differences are neglected in cross-cultural communication. This thesis is intended to make a comparative study of cultural differences in politeness between English and Chinese,first from the disparity in their conceptions of politeness,and then proceeds to discuss the underlying psychological factor. Lastly,based on the awareness of these cultural differences and the knowledge of the cause of the differences, this paper proposes some applicable advice to achieve successful cross-cultural communication.展开更多
This thesis tends to analyze the awakening and reconstruction of female being based on three representative female literary works,which are Kate Chopin's The Storm,Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpap...This thesis tends to analyze the awakening and reconstruction of female being based on three representative female literary works,which are Kate Chopin's The Storm,Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper,and Adrienne Rich's Diving into the Wreck.展开更多
Iris Murdoch is a renowned female novelist and philosopher in the 20th century English literature. In her literary creation, she has a preference for male narration and holds a reserved attitude to women＇s movements ...Iris Murdoch is a renowned female novelist and philosopher in the 20th century English literature. In her literary creation, she has a preference for male narration and holds a reserved attitude to women＇s movements with reluctance to be considered as a feminist writer, which permits her realistic depiction of female characters and dispassionate thought on women＇s problems. This paper, with the interpretation and redefinition of the concepts as consciousness, identity, and self in Murdoch＇s philosophy, analyzes the fragmented self of three female figures in The Flight from the Enchanter （1956） respectively from the perspectives of self-consciousness, identity, and self and reveals that the fragmentation of female selfhood is mainly due to the overwhelming male dominance in the gender relationship.展开更多
文摘Politeness, as a linguistic phenomenon, pervades almost all the civilized social-cultures and languages, which works as a sort of softening agent to smoothen the course of communication. As people from different cultures may view differently on what politeness is and how to be polite, misunderstandings may arise if cultural differences are neglected in cross-cultural communication. This thesis is intended to make a comparative study of cultural differences in politeness between English and Chinese,first from the disparity in their conceptions of politeness,and then proceeds to discuss the underlying psychological factor. Lastly,based on the awareness of these cultural differences and the knowledge of the cause of the differences, this paper proposes some applicable advice to achieve successful cross-cultural communication.
文摘This thesis tends to analyze the awakening and reconstruction of female being based on three representative female literary works,which are Kate Chopin's The Storm,Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper,and Adrienne Rich's Diving into the Wreck.
文摘Iris Murdoch is a renowned female novelist and philosopher in the 20th century English literature. In her literary creation, she has a preference for male narration and holds a reserved attitude to women＇s movements with reluctance to be considered as a feminist writer, which permits her realistic depiction of female characters and dispassionate thought on women＇s problems. This paper, with the interpretation and redefinition of the concepts as consciousness, identity, and self in Murdoch＇s philosophy, analyzes the fragmented self of three female figures in The Flight from the Enchanter （1956） respectively from the perspectives of self-consciousness, identity, and self and reveals that the fragmentation of female selfhood is mainly due to the overwhelming male dominance in the gender relationship.
