1 1. Introduction Chinese and English culture is totally different. So When and where they meet with each other, the ways to begin to communicate are not the same. They will say ―hello‖ or ―how are you‖. We call these as phatic communions. Phatic communion is the most common communication in our daily life. It is really useful. Because it will make the communication successful. It is frequently used as a tool of communication to create good atmosphere and strengthen the relationships, so as to satisfy the communicative needs. There are many studies on the origin of phatic communion or the function of phatic communion, but there are few studies on the differences between Chinese and English phatic communion. The culture has a very important impact on the using of phatic communion. Refer to my study; I make a comparison between Chinese phatic communion and English phatic communion. I also analysis the ways of using Chinese and English phatic communion in different situations. Through the comparative study, we can make people pay more attention to using phatic communion successfully. 2. Literature Review of Phatic Communion As we know, phatic communion is widely used in our everyday life. But there are a lot of people who don‘t know the differences between Chinese pahtic communion and English phatic communion exactly. They don‘t notice these differences, so they will make faults when communicating with people whose culture background are different from theirs. Refer to my study; I list some occasions of phatic communion in Chinese ways and English ways. The following parts discuss the previous studies on phatic communion. The studies can be divided into two aspects: studies from abroad an...
