基础英语论文

2021年1月25日发(作者：提出问题)
东莞理工学院外语系
12
级英语
(
商务
)
学年论文

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本科学年论文

（
2012
级
）






姓




名：莫笑媚

学




号：

2
院




系：外语系

专




业：英语（商务方向）







二〇一四年六月


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东莞理工学院外语系
12
级英语
(
商务
)
学年论文

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The Comparison between

Chinese and Western Taboos


英汉禁忌语对比分析




姓




名：

莫笑媚

院




系：

外语系

专




业：

英语（商务方向）

指导教师：

黄海英







































东莞理工学院

Dongguan University of Technology




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Contents

I. Introduction ....... .................................................. .................................................. ........ 4
II. The similarities between English and Chinese taboos
.
.............. .................................. 4
2.1 Taboos on name.................................... ..................................... ................................. 4
2.2 Taboos on sex............................................ .................................................. .................5
2.3 Taboos on diseases or d eath.............................................. ...........................................5
III. The difference between English and Chinese taboos.................................... ..............5
3.1 Taboos on privacy......... .................................................. .
........................................... 5
3.2 Taboos on number........................ .................................................. ............................. 6
3.3 Taboos on color............................................. .................................................. .............6
I
V
.
Conclusion
.................................................. .................................................. ............ 7
Bibliography .................. .................................................. ................................................. 8










东莞理工学院外语系
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级英语
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)
学年论文

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The Comparison between
Chinese and Western Taboos

I
．
Introduction
In
the
communication
between
Chinese
and
western
cultures,
many
people
strongly think that China and Britain just like chalk and cheese on many aspects, such
as social life, politics, culture, religion, etc. In addition, the particular historical process
and
social
backgrounds
have
a
great
impact
on
the
their
languages.
A
good
understanding of taboo culture makes us speak and behave in a proper way. Taboo is a
common
social
and
cultural
phenomenon
in
both
China
and
Britain.
However,
influenced
by
different
cultural
backgrounds,
ideologies
and
concepts
of
value,
the
content
and
forms
of
taboos
are
different.
Therefore,
the
discussion
of
the
relation
between the taboo and language is conducive to English teaching and communication.
What is more, it can help us to have a better understanding between China and Britain.

II.
The similarities between English and Chinese taboos





2.1 Taboo on name





In
the
west,
the
earliest
taboo
is
related
to
religion
and
God,
the
words
are
considered to be holy and inviolable. When referring to God and devil, people tend to
replace their names with the euphemisms, such as God of this world, the big D (lord of
filies) and the good man.





In Chinese feudal society, imperial power is supreme. The names which
are the
same as the the emperors
’
or their royal family
’
s must change. The taboo is very popular
in Chinese history, what is more, the Tang and Song Dynasties reached the peak. For
example, when Li Shimin ascended the throne as Emperor in Tang Dynasties, a place
named
“
nan ming fang (
南民坊
)
”
was renamed
“
nan ren fang (
南人坊
)
”
in order to
avoid using the same word of
“
min (
民
)
”
.
2.2Taboos on sex
It
is
impolite
to
mention
anything
about
sex
in
some
the
social
or
formal