Abstract This thesis mainly studies time concept of Chinese and Americans。 The discrepancy of time concept mainly includes past-time orientation and future-time orientation, circular time concept and linear time concept, poly-chronic time system and mono-chronic time system。 It analyzes the reasons and manifestation of time concept transition on behavior and mindset。 Culture is always a system of being dynamic, open, changing, which is inseparable from exchange, communication, transmission with other cultures。 Under the background of globalization, the transition of time concept reflects the trend of culture integration in China and America。 With the development of social economy and cultural exchange, the time concept between Chinese and Americans are gradually integrated into each other, so as to analysis and correct behaviors to meet the need in cross-cultural communication。 It further promote the development of cross-cultural communication。 94673

Keywords: time concept; transition; cultural integration

摘要本文主要研究中国人和美国人不同的时间观念，从循环时间观和线性时间观、多元时间制和一元时间制、过去时间取向和未来时间取向分析各自的文化特征，并逐步剖析中国人和美国人时间观念在行为上和思维方式上的转变及其原因。文化在任何时候都是一个动态的，开放的，不断变化着的系统，它的发展永远离不开与其他文化的交流，沟通与传播。中美时间观念的转变体现了全球化背景下中美文化相互融合的趋势，进一步促进了跨文化交流的发展。

毕业论文关键词：时间观念；转变；文化融合

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

2。 Literature Review 2

3。 The Features of Time Concept in Chinese Culture 3

3。1 Past-orientation 3

3。2 Circular time concept 4

3。3 Poly-chronic time system 5

4。 The Features of Time Concept in American Culture 5

4。1 Future-orientation 5

4。2 Linear time concept 6

4。3 Mono-chronic time system 7

5。 The Trend of Time Concept Transition between Chinese and   American 8

5。1 The manifestation of time concept transition 8

5。2 The reasons for time concept transition 10

6。 Cultural Integration Reflected in Time Concept Transition 11

6。1 Integration in behavior 12

6。2 Integration in mindset 13

7。 Conclusion 14

Works Cited 15

1。 Introduction 来自优I尔Q论T文D网WWw.YoueRw.com 加QQ7520~18766

Time is a shared cognitive concept to the human。 However, people of different culture give perse meanings to time and distinct ways of using time, owing to different social practice, historical geographic environment, and different world outlook, different outlook on life and different values。 People from different culture have different sense of time。 When they move into culturally unfamiliar contexts, such as when they go abroad to live or study, or when they take up a job in a very different type of organization, they often experience some challenges to their senses of identity, such as their inpidual, interpersonal and community identities (Oatey and Franklin 161)。 People are all living in the present time, remembering the past, looking forward to the future。 Although the minute and second is the same, people in different areas have different perceptions of time。 Therefore, when people from two different cultures communicate with each other, the concept of time will restrict and control people’s words and behaviors in virtually, in which way cross-cultural communication activities may be effected to some extent。 American Anthropologist once said, “Time is a silent language for that time can convey more information than words” (Hall Silent 20)。 This article attempts to discuss the difference in attitude towards time and behaviors to time, as well as to analyze factors that lead to the concept of time difference between the United States and China’s culture。