汉维英问候语对比分析_英语论文.doc

Abstract

Greetings, as one of the frequently used words in daily life, play an important role in social communication. As the Han and Uighur nationality live together in the big family from ancient times, and the integration of language mixed together, there arises a lot of similarities in the two different languages. With the progress of the society and the global integration, English has gradually makes step to people’s life. Learning English has become an important threshold to everything. For foreign language learners, the basic point of learning a foreign language is to start with a polite greeting. This dissertation is about the comparison of Chinese, Uighur and English greetings, compare the similarities and differences, as well as the use of examples to illustrate. In any language learning studying, the most basic greetings in the language can be found in the role of cultural customs. The dissertation have more profound understanding of learning in Chinese, Uighur and English.

Key Words: Greetings; Han; Uighur; English; Comparison Analysis

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Research Background-1

1.2 Motivations and Objectives-1

1.3 The structure of the Dissertation-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 The Concept of Greetings-2

2.2 The Category of Greetings-2

2.2.1 Greetings-2

2.2.3 Narrow Greetings-3

3. The Comparison Between Chinese and Uighur Greetings-4

3.1 The Similarities Between Chinese and Uighur Greetings-4

3.2 The Differences Between Chinese and Uighur Greetings-5

3.3 The Diachronic Changes of Greeting in Chinese and Uighur-6

4. The Comparison Between Chinese and English Greetings-8

4.1 The Similarities Between Chinese and English Greetings-8

4.2 The differences Between Chinese and English Greetings-8

4.3The Comparison on Non-linguistic greetings-10

5. The Comparison Between Uighur and English Greetings-11

5.1 The Similarities Between Uighur and English Greetings-11

5.2 The Differences Between Uighur and English Greetings-11

6. Conclusion-12

6.1 The Value and Purpose of the Dissertation-12

6.2 Summary of the Results-12

6.3 Pedagogical Implications-13

6.4 Limitations and Suggestions-13