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TheMeaningofBodyLanguageinDifferentCultureAbstract“Bodylanguage”,likeourverballanguage,isapartofculture.Butnotallbodylanguagemeansthesamethingindifferentcultures.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwaysofmakingnonverbalcommunication.Forexample:differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheproperdistancebetweenpeoplewhoisconversing;andtheappropriatenessofphysicalcontactvarieswithdifferentcultures.Onecoulddrawupquitealistof“rules”abouteyecontact:tolookornottolook;whentolookandhowlongtolook;whoandwhonottolookat.Smileandlaughterusuallyconveyfriendliness,approval,satisfaction,pleasure,joyandmerriment,and,thisisgenerallytrueinChinaaswellasinotherEnglish-speakingcountries.However,therearesituationswhenasmileofChinesepeoplewillriseanegativereactionofthewesterners.Gesturescanalsobeparticularlytroublesome,foraslightdifferenceinmakingthegesturecanmeansomethingquitedifferentfromthatintended,besides,awronginterpretationofagesturecanarousequiteunexpectedreactionsandsoon.Thereforeinordertocommunicateeffectivelyinaforeignlanguage,oneshouldalsoknowspacedomination,eyecontact,bodycontact,gestures,thefacialexpressionandetc.thataccompanyaparticularlanguage.Inasense,allbodylanguageshouldbeinterpretedinagivenculture,andtoignoretheoverallsituationcouldbemisleading.AcomparisonofbodylanguageofChineseandEnglishspeakingCountryshowsanumberofdiversitiesofbodylanguage.Itshowstheimportanceofstudyingthespecificgesturesthatgowithalanguage.KeyWords:nonverbalcommunication;bodylanguage;meaning;differentculture摘要“身势语”同语言一样,都是文化的一部分。在不同文化中,身势语的意义并不完全相同。各民族有不同的非语言交际方式。例如:不同的民族在谈话时,对双方保持多大距离才合适有不同的看法。谈话双方身体接触的次数多少因文化不同而各异;在目光接触这一方面也有许多规定:看不看对方,什么时候看,看多久,什么人可以看,什么人不可以看。在某些场合下,在中国和其他在讲英语的国家无论微笑还是大笑,通常表示友好﹑赞同﹑满意﹑高兴﹑愉快,但是在某些场合,中国人的笑会引起西方人的反感。打手势时动作稍有不同,就会与原来的意图有所区别,对某种手势理解错了,也会引起意外的反应等等。因此,要用外语进行有效的交际,在说某种语言时就得了解说话人的空间支配、目光接触、身体接触、手势、面部表情等所表示的意思。从某种意义上说,一切身势语都要放在一定的文化中理解;忽视这点就会发生误解。而通过对不同文化下身势语不同含义的对比研究显示了身势语得多样性,表明了了解另一种语言中身势语的重要性.关键词:非语言交际;身势语;含义;不同文化ContentsIntroduction..................................................................................................................11.Acomparisonofbodylanguageindifferentcultures...........................................11.1Eyecontact.......................................................................................................11.2Holdinghands...................................................................................................31.3Othertouches....................................................................................................31.4Gestures............................................................................................................31.5Thefacialexpression........................................................................................52.Thenecessityandimportanceoflearningbodylanguage...................................5Conclusion....................................................................................................................7References.....................................................................................................................8IntroductionEverybodyknowsthatwordscancarrymessages.Peoplecommunicatewithwords.Books,magazines,TV,radioandfilmsallhelpustocommunicatewithothers.Theyallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.Doyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresad.Whenyouputupyourhandinclass,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskaquestion.Youshakeyourhead,andpeopleknowyouaresaying“No”.Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying“Yes”.Therearealotofotherthingswhichcanalsocarrymessages.Whatwecallthatis“bodylanguage”.Likeverballanguage,“Bodylanguage”,expressesthesilentandrealfeelinginone’sinnerworld.Isalsoapartofculture?Itconcludesspacedomination,eyecontact,bodycontact,gestureactionandthefacialexpression.Itplaysanimportantroleinthenonverbalcommunication.Withthepopularizationofinterculturalcommunication,thenonverbalcommunicationalsobecomesmoreandmoreimportant.Therefore,weshouldpaymoreattentionto“bodylanguage”.Ontheotherhand,notallbodylanguagemeansthesamemeaningindifferentculture,andallbodylanguageshouldbeinterpretedinagivenculture,otherwisetheoverallsituationcouldbemisleading.Therefore,acomparisonofthedifferentmeaningofbodylanguageindifferentcultureisnecessary.1Acomparisonofbodylanguageindifferentcultures1.1EyecontactThemodernSpanishphilosopherAutaugasaid“thespeakers’eyescantellyoutheirinnerworld”.Manandwomanexchangetheirlovebyeyes.From“Thewholesoulishiddeninhiseyes”to“Don’tsay,youreyeshavealreadytoldmewhatyouwanttosay”,wecanseetheimportantfunctionofeyecontactincommunication.Eyecontactisanessentialpartofanycommunication.Withoutitpeopleareunlikelytorelatetothemessageinameaningfulway.Notmanypeoplerealizehowimportanteyecontactis,orhowsensitivepeoplearetoit.Eyecontactshouldbeapositiveformofbodylanguagecommunication,butifitisnotusedcorrectlyitcaneasilybecomenegative.ThedoctorFastersaid,oncehisfriendandhecamedownstairsintheelevator,hisfr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