A smile controversy as a conflict of different cultures

1. «A Smile Controversy as a Conflict of Different Cultures»

Polly Shestunkina
Gimnazium#1
From 8”B”

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The importance of the communication issue.
Before 90th
After 90th

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Sociolinguistics
development
When?
Reasons?
Why?

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Conflict of cultures.

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The basic definitions of:
Conflict: Competition between groups or
individuals over perceived incompatible goals,
scarce resources, or the power needed to acquire
them. (By Kevin Avruch)
Culture: Socially inherited, shared, and learned
ways of living possessed by individuals by virtue of
their membership in social groups. (by Kevin
Avruch)
Cultural conflict is a type of a conflict that occurs
when different cultural values and beliefs clash.
(Definition from Wikipedia)

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Gloomy Russians.
We need a reason to smile.
We gift a smile to a close friend or a child.
Only in happy moments of a soul or during the rest.
In all other cases it might be estimated by others
as a silly thing.

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Smiling Englishmen
They smile everywhere!!!
They wear a smile like they
wear a dress!!!

8. Compare the proverbs

English
A smile opens many
doors.
You are not fully
dressed until you wear a
smile
To smile away vexation
(grief)
Russian
- Смехи да хахи вводят во
грехи;
- Велик смех, не мал грех.
- Где грех, там и смех.
- Смех до добра не доведет.

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One more example!
“Remember not to attract
unnecessary attention to yourself.
When possible look and act as
Russian would. Do not talk loudly. Do
not gesticulate beyond reason. And
most importantly: Do not smile
(A.Perry)

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Smile of a child is universal in all cultures.

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Personal Experience.

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A smile in the world of Politicians.

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It’s interesting!!! Famous Monuments!!! Let’s
compare!!!

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Conclusions:
1. In the sphere of human communication we do not
move in a fast pace. We are exposed to many languages
and cultures but it does not mean that we accept different
cultures or even try to understand them
2.During the preparation of the work I
opened a new side of linguistics that works
side by side with the social science.
3.I took for the analysis the category of smile because it’s a simple thing
but as we see it’s valued differently in Russia and in the West.

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The List of Resources:
1. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-kids-make-openmouth-smiles-more-often-than-adults
2. http://english-magazine.org/english-reading/englishfor-science-technology/3952-science-article-smiling
3. Avruch K. (1998). Culture and Conflict Resolution, 1
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press.
4. Язык и межкультурная коммуникация, С.Г. ТерМинасова, Москва, из-во Слово,
2000г.
5. Англичане и русские: Язык, культура, коммуникация,
из-во Языки славянских
культур, 2013
6. A.J. Perry “Twelve Stories of Russia: A Novel, I guess “,
2001

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Thank you!