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1、Taboo&Euphemism1.Taboo2.Euphemism3.Howtabooandeuphemismrelatedanddifferent4.ConclusionContents1.Taboo1.1Definitionoftaboo1.2Etymologyoftaboo1.3Evolutionoftaboo1.4Aspectstaboorelated1.1DefinitionoftabooAtabooagainstasubjectoractivityisasocialcustomtoavoiddoingthatactivityortalkingab
2、outthatsubject,becausepeoplefindthemembarrassingoroffensive.禁忌(CollinsCobuild)1.1Definitionoftaboo(Amongsomepeoples)Sth.whichreligionorcustomregardsasforbidden,nottobetouched,orspokenof.(OxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionary)1.1DefinitionoftabooSigmundFreudpointedoutinhisclassicalworkT
3、otemandTaboothattaboocontainedtwooppositemeanings:ononehand,itwaslofty,sacred;ontheotherhand,itwasmysterious,dangerous,prohibitiveandunclean.1.1DefinitionoftabooToconclude:Atabooisavehement(strong)prohibitionofanactionbasedonthebeliefthatsuchbehavioriseithertoosacredortooaccursedfo
4、rordinaryindividualstoundertake,underthreatofsupernaturalpunishment.1.2EtymologyoftabooThetermtabooisoriginatedfromPolynesian(insouthPacific)Tongalanguage.In1777,CaptainJamesCookarrivedinsouthPacificPolynesianTonga.InTonga,hefoundastrangebehaviorintheirdailylife.Thereweremanythings
5、forbiddentodo,manyfoodsforbiddentoeat,andsomewordsnotallowedtosay.ThelocallanguageofTongacalledthisphenomenonTabooorTabu.1.2EtymologyoftabooThenCookborrowedthewordintoEnglish.ThewordinEnglishreferstoactsthatareforbiddenortobeavoided.Whenanactistaboo,referencetothisactmayalsobecomet
6、aboo.Thatis,firstyouareforbiddentodosomething,andthenyouareforbiddentotalkaboutit.1.3EvolutionoftabooAsitismentionedabove,tabooisnotonlyalinguisticphenomenon,butalsoakindofsocialphenomenon.Itisinfluencedbythedevelopmentofsociety.1.3EvolutionoftabooIntheprimitivesociety,peopledidn’t
7、gettoknowaboutnature.Theywereconfusedaboutthenaturalphenomenon,suchaslightning,thunder,storm,earthquakes,etc.Sotheybelievedinthenaturalpowersandbecamesuperstitious.Theythoughtonlyinthiswaycouldtheysurvivethehardenvironments,therefore,theymustrespectnatureandmightygodwhentheyuselang
8、uage.1.3EvolutionoftabooIn
