Abstract With the increasing of the international cultural communication, taboos are found to play an important role in it。 Especially in the communication process between Chinese and English, the influence caused by taboos has been more prominent。 What’s taboo? What are the features of taboos? What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and English taboos? How to avoid the cultural conflicts caused by taboos? This thesis is designed to answer these questions。 By comparing the taboos in Chinese and English, this thesis will reflect the cultural similarities and differences。 In the end, some suggestions on avoiding such cultural conflicts will be given。75861

Key words: Taboos;cultural conflicts;origin;measure

摘要随着国际间文化交流的日益频繁，禁忌语在文化交流中的重要影响开始显现。在中、英两种语言交流的过程中，禁忌语造成的影响尤为突出。什么是禁忌语？禁忌语的特点有哪些？中、英两种语言的禁忌语的异同在哪里？我们该如何避免禁忌语给我们带来的文化冲突？本文将对这些问题进行探讨，通过对中、英两种语言禁忌语的实例比较，来反映其背后的文化异同，探究深层原因，最后提出如何避免文化冲突的建议。

毕业论文关键词：禁忌语；文化冲突；根源；措施

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

2。 Literature Review 1

3。 The Features of Taboos 2

3。1 Universality 2

3。2 Nationality 3

3。3Time Characteristics 4

3。4 Implicativeness 4

4。A Comparison of Taboos Between China and English-speaking countries 5

4。1 Taboos on Number 6

4。2 Taboos on Religion 7

4。3 Taboos on Race 8

4。4 Taboos on Sex and Obscene Words 9

4。5 Taboos on Privacy 10

5。Causes of Taboos in Chinese and English 11

5。1 History 11

5。2 Geography 12

5。3 Values 12

6。 Suggestions on Avoiding Cultural Conflicts Caused by Taboos 13

6。1 Developing an Awareness of Cross-cultural Communication 13

6。2 Cultivating an Awareness of Cultural Equality 14

6。3 Accumulating Cultural Knowledge 14

6。4 Communicating with Different People 15

7。 Conclusion 15

1。 Introduction

Taboo is also spelled as Tabu which originates in Polynesian island。(Kramsch, 2000:10) It has been used as a common word in Anthropology and seen as a social phenomenon。 The term taboo was first noted by Captain James Cook during his visit to Tonga in 1770。 Although the word taboo is originated in Polynesian, they have been actually found in all nations and societies。 The existing of taboos accounts for a history and cultural root and under different social and cultural backgrounds the contents and formalities of taboos differs largely。

Taboos can refer to the subject that people avoid, because taboos often make them feel embarrassed and afraid。 It can also refer to the social custom or rules that should be broke。 Generally, taboos can be pided into to categories, language taboos ans non-language taboos。论文网