Comparative Research on the Body Language of Chinese and English during Cross-cultural Communication

摘要

Since people come from different cultural backgrounds, the non-verbal communication is very important. Body language is an important part of non-verbal communication in cross-cultural communication. This paper firstly introduces the definition of body language. And then, it concludes the function of it. At last, the author analyzes the body language of English and Chinese in cross-cultural communication. which includes five aspects of the different personalities of the English and Chinese language and common comparative analysis from the posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contacts, and tactile movement.