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Chinese And Western Taboos Caused By Cultural Differences And Cross-cultural Communication Failure

Posted on:2013-01-29Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N N LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2245330374454563Subject:Chinese international education
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In cross-cultural communication, taboo culture is a sensitive topic, all the countriesin the world of the taboo words, acts or practices exist many differences, understandingwestern taboo culture contribute to intercultural communication successfully, to deepenmutual understanding between nations and peoples. This paper uses the data collectionmethod, analogy method, case study method to analyze the Chinese and Westerncultural taboos exist differences, firstly, this paper discusses the definition of taboo andmiscommunication, then put forward the language taboo and pragmatic features, This isa universal social phenomenon, the paper analyzed the western language taboo andcultural taboos, and cause communication failures, and then from the taboo cultureangle elaborated the Enlightenment on foreign language teaching. Taboo culture is thecultural differences between Chinese and western part, but also affect the interculturalcommunication can proceed smoothly, the more important factors, to understand thetaboo culture differences contribute to intercultural communication smoothly, so as toachieve the purpose of communication. The ultimate result is that this study can helplearners gain the western language taboo and cultural taboos understanding, improve theability to cross-cultural communication, avoid communicative failures, to achieve thedesired communicative effects.
Keywords/Search Tags:Chinese and Western culture, taboo culture, language and culture, communicative failure, Teaching enlightenment
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