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Comparison of Chinese and western taboo culture--from the perspective of euphemisms

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DOI: 10.25236/CLLA.2019.007

Author(s)

Xia Chunmei

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Xia Chunmei

Abstract

As an important tool of cross-cultural communication, language is closely related to culture, and language itself is a kind of cultural phenomenon. Based on the development of language, this thesis discusses the similarities and differences of Chinese and western taboo culture on hierarchy, superstition and religion, social psychology and social civilization from the perspective of euphemisms, in order to avoid some possible embarrassment and trouble in cross-cultural communication.

Keywords

Taboo; Chinese and Western Culture; Euphemism