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A Comparative Study on the Forms of Address in Chinese and English

Lifeng Zhang
Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 114-118, 2022 DOI: 10.54691/fhss.v2i12.3180 December 21, 2022
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Abstract.Address plays a very important role in the intercultural communication. How to choose the proper address is one of the most important intercultural communicative skills to a speaker. This article presents a system comparison between the Chinese and English address forms. From the similarities and differences we can have a deeper understanding of the culture differences between Chinese and English, and then make a better cross-cultural communication.
Keywords. Address; Social Relation; Intercultural Communication.
APA Citation Lifeng Zhang (2022). A Comparative Study on the Forms of Address in Chinese and English. Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(12), 114-118. https://doi.org/10.54691/fhss.v2i12.3180

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