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1、AComparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishTaboosBy28Dec2010Abstract:TabooreflectseverycornerofthedifferentsociallifebothinChineseandEnglishculture,sothedifferencesbetweentheChineseandEnglishtabooscanbeofgreathelpforcross-culturalcommunication.Byanalyzingsomeimportantpartsofth
2、etaboos,wewillhavesomegeneralpointofviewonit.Keywords:taboo,differences,comparison,cross-culturalcommunicationContentsI.Introduction…………………………………………………………………......1II.content:acomparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishtaboos………………….1A.Colortaboo…………………………………………................
3、..................11.Red…………………………….………………………………………12.White………………………..…………………………………………23.Black..………………………………………………………………….2B.Numbertaboo………………………….………………………………….31.NumberfourinChina………………………………………………....32.NumberthirteeninEnglish……………………………………...….33.Friday………………………………
4、……………………………...….34.Oddnumberandevennumber……………………………………..3C.Religion…………………………………………………………………..4III.Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..5WorksCited…………………………………………………………………..6I.IntroductionLanguageisaculturalcarrierasapartofculture.TabooisacommonlanguagebothinChinese
5、andEnglishculture.Itisveryusefultobeawareofthecross-culturalcommunicationandlearningofEnglishculture.Taboo,asaspeciallanguage,seemsveryimportantwhetherinrealityorincommunication.Duetodifferenthistoricalandculturalbackgrounds,therangesoftabooarenotthesame.Therewillbedif
6、ferentwaysofthesameobject.Usually,languageisusedasamirrortoreflectthenationalculturebypeople.UnderstandingthedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishtabooswillappropriatelyhelpcross-culturalcommunication.II.AcomparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishtaboosAstheoldsayinggoes,trouble
7、scomeoutofthetongue.Superstitiouspeoplethinkthatthelanguageitselfcanbringaboutfortuneormisfortunesothattaboostorestricttheuseoflanguagearecreated.Anyonewhoviolatesthemwillgetpunishment,whereasthosewhofaithfullyobeytherestrictionsoflanguagetaboowillgetprotection.Further
8、more,tabooschangewiththedevelopmentofsocietyandexistinalmosteveryaspectofpeople’slife.Itisauniversalsocialphenomenoni