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1、ThecomparisonbetweenEnglishandChinesetaboos姓名：学号：班级：英语097班Contents1.Introduction1.1Definition1.2Theoriginoftaboos2.ThedifferenceofEnglishandChinesetaboos2.1Verbaltaboos2.1.1Formsofaddress2.1.2Topicandprivacy2.1.3Compliments2.1.4Lexis3.Conclusion1.IntroductionTaboowordsisapopularlang
2、uagephenomenoninhumanlanguage.Foralongtime,ithasbeenanimportantpartofstudyformanyscholarsfromdifferentaspects.Inthecommunicationacrosscultures,wecannotavoidmeetingtaboos.Tochinesepeople,itisveryimportanttostudyandlearntousetaboocorrectlyandproperly.Thispapergivesabriefintroductionof
3、thecomparisonbetweenenglishandchinesetaboos.Andbystudyingthislanguagephenomenon,wecannotonlyimproveourabilityofcomprehension,butalsolearnthecolorfulcultureandworldlywisdomofdifferentsocietyandcommunicatewithforeignersfreelyandcomfortably.1.1DefinitionWhatistaboos?InChinese,ithasthre
4、emeanings.Firstly,itmeans"禁忌,戒律",secondly,"禁忌语",thirdly,"视为禁忌的习俗,禁止接近".Whileinenglish,itmeans"acultureorleligiouscustomthatdoesnotallowpeopletodo,use,ortalkaboutaparticularthingaspeoplefinditoffensiveorembarrassing"or"ageneralagreementnottodosomethingortalkaboutsomething.1.2Theorigi
5、noftaboosTabooisaninseparablepartofhumanlanguageandaculturalphenomenonthatexistsextensivelyinhumansocieties.Itcomesintobeingwiththedevelopmentofthelanguage.Theword"taboo"stemsfromtheTongan（acountryconsistingofabout170smallislandsinthesouthwestPacificOceananditsoriginalmeaningis"holy
6、"or"thingscallingforextraordinaryconcerning".In1777,aBritishnavigatorJamesCookarrivedattheTongcislandswhenhewasexploringinSouthPacificOcean.JamesCookfoundthattaboophenomenonincludestwoaspects:firstly,therespectfulholysubstancethatcannotbeusedatwill;secondly,thedespicablesubstancetha
7、tcannotbeapproachedatrandom.Then,herecordedallkindsofthetaboophenomenonandbroughtthembacktoBritain.Fromthenon,taboophenomenonpermeatedformallyintothewesternculture.2.ThedifferenceofEnglishandChinesetaboosTherearemanykindsoftaboosthatareverydifferentfromeachother,becauseofrespectived
8、eep-rootedcultures,
