A commonly cultural phenomenon in the human history is taboo, which is a strong social prohibition related to any area of human society. Different social and cultural backgrounds will produce different taboos. Lacking...A commonly cultural phenomenon in the human history is taboo, which is a strong social prohibition related to any area of human society. Different social and cultural backgrounds will produce different taboos. Lacking the knowledge of social customs may cause conflicts in crosscultural communication. So it is necessary to know more about taboos. This paper analyzes the the cultural similarities and difference between Chinese and English taboos in a contrastive way in cross-cultural communication and stresses the importance of?understanding and mastering taboos, so that they can reduce the inter-communicative barriers and mistakes and improve their communicative ability.展开更多
Verbal humors are indispensable parts of culture. Researchers have analyzed the differences from cross-cultural perspective, few have considered their similarities. This thesis analyzes the similarities between Chines...Verbal humors are indispensable parts of culture. Researchers have analyzed the differences from cross-cultural perspective, few have considered their similarities. This thesis analyzes the similarities between Chinese and Western verbal humors from the fuzzy speech, fuzzy meaning, fuzzy sentence semantics and further compares differences regarding topics, objects, expressing styles and occasions. From these perspectives, this thesis explores the culture reasons from attitudes towards hierarchy and life philosophies. Thus, the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western verbal humors can promote the understanding of the other culture, as well as improve the cross-cultural awareness for effective communication.展开更多
文摘A commonly cultural phenomenon in the human history is taboo, which is a strong social prohibition related to any area of human society. Different social and cultural backgrounds will produce different taboos. Lacking the knowledge of social customs may cause conflicts in crosscultural communication. So it is necessary to know more about taboos. This paper analyzes the the cultural similarities and difference between Chinese and English taboos in a contrastive way in cross-cultural communication and stresses the importance of?understanding and mastering taboos, so that they can reduce the inter-communicative barriers and mistakes and improve their communicative ability.
文摘Verbal humors are indispensable parts of culture. Researchers have analyzed the differences from cross-cultural perspective, few have considered their similarities. This thesis analyzes the similarities between Chinese and Western verbal humors from the fuzzy speech, fuzzy meaning, fuzzy sentence semantics and further compares differences regarding topics, objects, expressing styles and occasions. From these perspectives, this thesis explores the culture reasons from attitudes towards hierarchy and life philosophies. Thus, the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western verbal humors can promote the understanding of the other culture, as well as improve the cross-cultural awareness for effective communication.