A Comparative Study of Chinese and English Taboos

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201215.457How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Chinese and English nations, Taboo, Cultural differences, Intercultural communication

Abstract

Taboo language is an important part of national culture and customs. It is of great significance to understand the taboo differences between the two sides in cross-cultural communication. The author finds that there are different taboo expressions in death, disease, number, personal privacy, name and appellation between Chinese and British people, and the differences of these taboos are due to the differences in geographical location, thinking mode, customs, religious beliefs and so on. The author believes that Chinese English learners can be familiar with the similarities and differences between Chinese and English taboos, consider for the communication object, and avoid touching the taboo words of the communication object, so as to better promote cross-cultural communication.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaowei Ma
AU  - Zhengbing Liu
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - A Comparative Study of Chinese and English Taboos
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 365
EP  - 370
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.457
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.457
ID  - Ma2020
ER  -