An Analysis of Body Language between China and Western Countries in Cross-cultural Communication

An Analysis of Body Language between China and

Western Countries in Cross-cultural

Communication

张雁

【期刊名称】《校园英语（义教版）》 【年(卷),期】2015(000)002

【摘要】With the rapid development of the global economy,cross-cultural communication has become increasingly frequent.In human communication,people use nonverbal language to communicate as well as verbal language.Body language,like verbal language,is also part of culture

which

exerts

significant

influence

on

cross-culture

communication.However,body language varies due to different regions,race and culture customs and it is restricted by different cultural connotations.Therefore,in communication

goes

order

to

ensure

the

cross-cultural

language

smoothly,understanding body

connotation in different culture backgrounds is desperately necessary. 【总页数】2页(216-216,217) 【关键词】 【作者】张雁

【作者单位】湖南省吉首大学 【正文语种】英文 【中图分类】