Cultural Differences and Pragmatics Study of Politeness

This paper endeavors to explain the politeness in pragmatic use and its cultural specificity.First,to intrpret politeness from China and Western Countries'historical background.Secondly,do some brief pragmatic studies of politeness carried out by western and Chinese scholar:CP,PP.The Face theory and Gu's Chinese Politeness Principle.Thirdly,from comparing the differences of politeness orientation in western countries and China to explain the cultural values of politeness.