Differences Between Chinese and Western Thinking from the Use of Kinship Terms in Chinese and English

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10.2991/assehr.k.210609.009How to use a DOI?

Keywords

kinship terms, Chinese, English, culture, comparation

Abstract

An important manifestation of the differences between Chinese and Western thinking is the difference between Chinese and English. Based on Wilhelm von Humboldt and other scholars’ linguistic views, this paper summarizes the relationship between language and thinking, compares the differences between Chinese and English in form, sound and meaning, and analyses the differences between Chinese and Western thinking from the perspective of kinship terms. This paper holds that Chinese people pay more attention to context and order, while Westerners pay more attention to category.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chen Xin
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/10
TI  - Differences Between Chinese and Western Thinking from the Use of Kinship Terms in Chinese and English
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 43
EP  - 47
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210609.009
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210609.009
ID  - Xin2021
ER  -