a study of taboo differences between chinese and western culture

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1、毕业论文(设计)AStudyofTabooDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternCulture1.Introduction12.Ageneralsurveyoftaboo22.1Thedefinitionoftaboo22.2Thefeaturesoftaboo32.2.1Universality32.2.2Variability42.2.3Nationality43.ClassificationsoftaboosandtaboodifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWest53.1Taboosofappellation5

2、3.2Taboosofconversationtopics63.3Taboosofexpressions83.3.1Taboosofwordsaboutscourges93.3.2Taboosofwordsaboutsex93.3.3Taboosofwordsaboutblasphemy103.3.4Taboosofwordsaboutdiscrimination114.TheanalysisontaboodifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandwesternculture124.1Theinfluenceoftraditionsontaboo

3、124.2Theinfluenceofhistoriesontaboo144.3Theinfluenceofreligiousbeliefsontaboo165.Conclusion19References2021毕业论文(设计)1.IntroductionWhenweconsiderstartingaconversationwithotherpeople,weshouldbeawareofplentyofthethemesandtopicsnotutteredfreelyamongourhumanbeings.Thereasonisthateachcommunityhas

4、itsownprincipleswhenpeopletalkaboutsometopics.Wemustbearinmindwhatwemayspeak,whatweshouldnotspeak,andhowtospeakinaproperway.Hereisoneexample:BisanAmerican.OnceAaskedBaquestion.A:Howmuchisyoursalary?B:Itisnoneofyourbusiness.IfBisaChinese,hemaytellAhissalary.ItisatabootoaskanAmericanaboutthe

5、salary,butitisnotfortheChinese.Itistaboothatis“acomplicatedculturalphenomenon,whichexistsuniversallyinoursociety”(Net.2).Taboowords,however,arenotthesameindifferentcountrieswithvariouscultures,sothatwhethersomewordorsometopiccanbecoveredornot,itdependsonspecialsocialenvironment.Analyzingth

6、etaboo,wefindthattaboophenomenonembodiesdifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculture.Onlyifweclearlyknowthetabooandthoseculturaldifferences,wecancarryonthecross-culturalcommunicationsuccessfullyandsmoothly.2.AgeneralsurveyoftabooFirstofall,itisnecessarytoacquaintourselveswithwhattabooisandwh

7、atthefeaturesoftaboosare.21毕业论文(设计)2.1ThedefinitionoftabooInancienttime,theprimitivepeoplehadlittleknowledgeaboutnaturalphenomenaandthepowerofnature.Theyfearednatureandcouldnotgiveanyexplanationforwhathappenedfrequently.“Thuscameintobeingtaboo”(Net.3).“Taboo”o