differences-between-eastern-and-western-facial-expressions中西面部表情差異對(duì)比

1、Facial expressions Facial Expression Worth Thousand Words Communication is a central aspect of everyday life, a fact that is reflected in the wide variety of ways that people exchange information. Not only with words, but also using their face and body. Scientists in Germany found out that we are ab

2、le to recognize facial expressions in motion - for example, in a movie - far better than in a static photograph. The human face comes in many shapes and sizes. Sometimes, we make judgments about other people based on facial features. However, we also infer what people “really” mean by their facial e

3、xpressions. Studies have indicated that we can detect emotions from facial expression.Facial expressions, like gestures and body motion, are a dynamic phenomenon and need to be investigated .The way of reading facial expressions shows culture differences The reading of facial expressions may not be

4、universal. It is reported that people from different cultures read facial expressions differently. In particular, they said there are big differences between the way Westerners and East Asians interpret (詮釋) facial expressions . Emoticons (情感符) are used to convey different emotions on the Internet a

5、s they are the iconic (符號(hào)的) representations of facial expressions. Interestingly, there are clear cultural differences in the formations of these icons(圖標(biāo)).” The Eastern emoticons are not only the right way up but focus on the eyes, while in the West the mouth is important。Here are some Expressions

6、of Western and Eastern emoticons. Eastern Western Happy (_) :-) Sad (;_;) or (T_T) :-( Surprised (o.o) :-o East Asian focused mostly on the eyes, but those from the West scanned the whole face。 In the research carried out by a team from Glasgow University, East Asian observers found itmore difficult

7、 to distinguish some facial EXPRESSIONS。In the study, East Asians were more likely than Westerners to read the EXPRESSION for fear as surprise, and disgust as anger。Different ways of emotional expression The expression of emotion is formed in the cultural background, their performance differs from c

8、ulture to culture. Han Chinese in the guest arrives, greeted with a smile is reasonable. Indian tribes in the U.S. are crying to meet the guests arrive.Suck lips(咂嘴唇) Suck lips(咂嘴唇) in Chinese culture means that gusto（有滋有味）. In British culture means that there is no taste. In many Mediterranean coun

9、tries（地中海國(guó)家）, it is exaggerated symbol of pain and sorrow. In some other cultures it means recognition . Smiles A smile is the most widely used expression and a powerful tool of body language. A broad smile exposing the teeth, is the strongest form of showing joy, friendliness, politeness and approv

10、al.Different meanings of smile In Chinese and English-speaking countries culture, a slight smile means that a little bit pleasure. The greater his mouth wide open, the happier he felt. When praised by others, the Chinese usually deny that his face showed denial, unacceptable “unbelievable and other

11、such expressions. The English people are generally to return with a smile when commended and accept the compliment and say thank you. But this attitude of people in China seems less modest, too proud or too arrogant.Tongue (伸舌頭) Because of their words and deeds be not suitable and embarrassed, the C

12、hinese often tongue accompanied by a shrinking neck(縮脖子), this action is more common in children and young girls. British and American people will never tongue when they embarrassed, because they think that is a rude expression and the expression with a certain amount of denigration(貶斥) and joking c

13、olor（戲謔色彩）.Smiling face is not only expressed happy and friendly, but also is the expression of apology and understanding.Asians are more conservative(保守的、含蓄的), not expose feeling easily, unlike the West, particularly Latin person, as you can see the emotions of the show. Chinese people are used to

14、cover up with a facial emotion, rather than expose feelings. China has a saying “see his face work“ (看臉色辦事) and “giving face to see（給人臉色看）“, so the Chinese people are used to wind blows(察言觀色). Recent researches shows that Europeans and Asians have a problem in understanding the emotional expression

15、at many aspect. But there are six expressions exist in the world regardless of the culture: anger, fear, disgust, surprise, happy and sad.angerfeardisgustsurprisehappysad Since cultures are different, the rules of communication is not the same, cultural misunderstanding and conflict will inevitably arise in the dealings between different cultures. Therefore, the key to success lies in cross-cultural communication is correctly deal with cultural differences