Language is an indispensable part of culture. Meanwhile, it is a carrier of culture. The use of language reflects connotation of culture, among which taboo and euphemism is both a kind of linguistic and cultural pheno...Language is an indispensable part of culture. Meanwhile, it is a carrier of culture. The use of language reflects connotation of culture, among which taboo and euphemism is both a kind of linguistic and cultural phenomena. Taboo and euphemism in English and Chinese reflects different cultures and customs, religious beliefs and moral tradition between Chinese and Western nations, which are also reflected in different cultural origins. This thesis explores Chinese and Western culture from taboo and euphemism, from which the similarities in psychological factors and in topics and the differences in naming and addressing, in privacy, in number, and in color between Chinese and English taboo and euphemism are found out. Through making a comparison about taboo and euphemism in two languages, the author discusses further the cultural origins causing the differences in terms of different national psychology, religious belief, social and family hierarchy, and value orientation in two cultures. The purpose of this thesis is to fully understand the different cultural backgrounds and different cultural phenomena between China and Western countries, in order to avoid needless misunderstandings and embarrassment in communication.展开更多
文摘Language is an indispensable part of culture. Meanwhile, it is a carrier of culture. The use of language reflects connotation of culture, among which taboo and euphemism is both a kind of linguistic and cultural phenomena. Taboo and euphemism in English and Chinese reflects different cultures and customs, religious beliefs and moral tradition between Chinese and Western nations, which are also reflected in different cultural origins. This thesis explores Chinese and Western culture from taboo and euphemism, from which the similarities in psychological factors and in topics and the differences in naming and addressing, in privacy, in number, and in color between Chinese and English taboo and euphemism are found out. Through making a comparison about taboo and euphemism in two languages, the author discusses further the cultural origins causing the differences in terms of different national psychology, religious belief, social and family hierarchy, and value orientation in two cultures. The purpose of this thesis is to fully understand the different cultural backgrounds and different cultural phenomena between China and Western countries, in order to avoid needless misunderstandings and embarrassment in communication.
