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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 134, 2022
14th Session of Euro-Asian Law Congress “The value of law” 2021
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| Article Number | 00152 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202213400152 | |
| Published online | 09 February 2022 | |
The Influence of the “Face” tradition on the Chinese Education system
1 PhD in Philology, Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities, St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Russia
2 Student, Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, St. Petersburg University of Economics, Russia
* Corresponding author: pruta@mail.ru
The paper covers linguistic and cultural aspects of the concept of "face" and established combinations with the synonyms 面 and 脸. It compares some of the distinctive characteristics of the Chinese education system throughout history and assesses the influence of the "face saving" tradition on the Chinese education system. The paper studies linguistic and cultural aspects of the concept of "face", which refers to cultural understanding of respect, honour and social standing. The authors established combinations with the synonyms 面 and 脸, such as, “having face” (有面子), “not having face” (没面子), “losing face” (丢 脸/丢面子) ,“giving face” (给面子/给脸) etc. The essay compares some of the distinctive characteristics of the Chinese education system throughout history and assesses positive and negative influence of the "face saving" tradition on the Chinese education system.
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