从谚语透视传统礼仪文化及其社会功用

面对当前“礼”的不断缺失、母语资源的日益萎缩，国人有必要重温传统礼仪文化。汉语谚语作为一种具有民族特色的语 言形式，保留着汉民族特有的历史记忆和文化基因，蕴涵着以礼待人、尊人卑己、敬老爱幼等传统礼仪文化精髓，透射出中华民 族追求社会和谐、国家强盛等社会功用。通过保护、开发汉语谚语的文化价值，从而进一步推动我国精神文化的和谐发展，营 造“礼仪之邦”的新风貌，提高国家语言文化的软实力。

The Traditional Etiquette Culture and Its Social Functions of Chinese Proverbs

It is necessary for us to review the traditional etiquette culture, and to deal with the shrinking resources of our own language and to regain it. Chinese proverbs, as a language form with its national characteristics, retain Chinese characteristics of historical memory and cultural gene, which imply courtesy, respecting, caring, and express people''s pursuit for their social harmony and national prosperity. We should protect and develop our Chinese proverbs further more and to promote the harmonious development of the spiritual and cultural, create a new style of the etiquette nation, and improve the soft power of our national language and heritage.