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A Study Of Nepalese Taboo Culture

Posted on:2017-03-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H MoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330482480336Subject:Chinese international education
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In recent years, Nepal and China make bilateral exchanges and cooperation in culture, education and science and technology, military and other fields of development cooperation on the development of communication. Language culture has got some expression which can say directly which is the so-called language taboo, language and cultural barriers to the smooth progress of cooperation will undoubtedly bring inconvenience. This is an important driving force for the Nepalese people to learn the Chinese language and culture. Especially in recent years, because of the needs of work and personal interests, many young people in Nepal have to learn Chinese and Chinese cultural taboos related content. But they just can’t understand the Chinese language taboo and language customs, cultural connotation. As a result, they often misunderstand while they communicate. When learning a language, we must first understand the language taboo and the language of cultural practices. In this paper, we study the language taboo of Nepal, and introduce the language taboo of every nationality in Nepal.The first chapter includes the definition and origin of language taboo. Language taboo is the characteristic of every language. Each language has its own linguistic taboos and cultural elements. When learning Chinese, learners must understand the Chinese language taboo. The first chapter of this paper is to introduce the language taboo and the various definitions and research results from the language taboo in China.Chapter two, the first section introduces Language taboo culture of Nepal. Section two briefly introduced non-verbal taboos of Nepal. There are verities of definitions and examples of Nepalese taboos. This knowledge of Nepali linguistic and non-linguistic and non-linguistic taboos when Chinese classroom teachers can understand the language taboos of Nepal to avoid misunderstanding; communication between teacher and students will smoothly as a good way to avoid taboos. These methods can put teachers; learners are able to reduce all kinds of taboos of misunderstandings and misapprehensions. Let readers know about Nepal and Chinese taboo of the language difference, how to avoid taboos, exchange success.The third chapter introduce Nepali language, culture, customs, taboos and NepaleseLanguage taboo and Nepal’s major national such as Sherpa, Newar and Bahun ethnic taboos. Language taboos of Nepal has daily taboo, vocabulary taboo, social taboos, marriage taboos, the funeral taboos and language taboos of delivering gift. Nepali language taboos analyzed the source and sorting. The above analysis can help readers understand the Nepali language taboo and Nepali cultural practices.The fourth chapter discusses non-verbal taboo and nutritional taboos of Nepal, taboos of clothing and colors, taboo of funeral, holiday taboos, travel taboos, taboos of animals and plants, religious taboos. Nepal non-verbal taboo analyzes the source and sorting. The above analyses are can help readers understand the non-verbal taboo of Nepal. My research does not deep enough, but through this study can understand some of Nepal’s non-verbal taboo and cultural connotations. I believe that this research can help readers understand the Nepal non-verbal taboo.The fifth chapter is about taboos and foreign language teaching strategies. This section describes errors due to taboos. When Chinese visit to Nepal often face to misunderstanding due to the language taboos understanding is not enough of Nepal. In Chinese class, the teacher also misunderstand and face miss-communication. In order to avoid misunderstanding, also spoke about the timely import the taboos of classroom teaching strategies. For example: how to help volunteer teacher in Nepal for teaching and not misleading, communication success introduced some views on strengthening linguistic taboos and teaching strategies.Chapter six contains conclusions and recommendations. Conclusion of this article talked about the judgment. The proposed some Suggestions are putting forward. How can let Chinese people know more about the taboo culture of Nepal.To sum up, although in this paper, the taboo culture of Nepal anatomy is not enough in-depth, but through this research, this paper hopes to give the teachers and students to provide some help, especially in classroom teaching. In the future, if I have chance, I will continue to in-depth research in this aspect in Nepal taboo culture.
Keywords/Search Tags:language taboos, nonverbal taboos, teaching Chinese as a foreign language
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