1ContentsChinese Abstract.....................................................................................2English Abstract......................................................................................31.Introduction......................................................................................41.1 Research Background........................................................................................41.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study..............................................................42.Literature Review.............................................................................52.1 The Position of Silence in Communication.......................................................53.Silence Differences and Similarities in Sino-US Culture..............63.1 Silence Differences between Sino- US in Daily Life........................................63.2 Silence Differences in Sino-US Exchanges and Negotiations..........................73.3 Silence Similarities in Sino-US Cultures..........................................................84.Intrinsic Cultural Factors of Silence Differences in Sino-US Culture.....................................................................................................924.1 The Differences of Historical Background.......................................................94.2 The Different Opinions of Value—Individualism and Collectivism.................95.The Ways to Deal the Silence Differences in Sino-US Culture...116.Conclusion.......................................................................................11References..............................................................................................13中美文化差异下的沉默观摘 要跨文化交际的进程中，人们往往更注重语言交际而忽视了非言语行为的信息传递。作为非言语符号的一种——沉默，它普遍存在于非言语交际中并对人际交流产生了不可小觑的影响。沉默不仅与语言共同构...
