Taboos more or less exist in every matter of life, and set up a neither too big, nor too small barrier for the communicative activities , especially for intercultural communication. The paper gives an elementary intro...Taboos more or less exist in every matter of life, and set up a neither too big, nor too small barrier for the communicative activities , especially for intercultural communication. The paper gives an elementary introduction to the taboos in English -speaking countries, in order to help Chinese people break through the cultural barrier, clear up misunderstanding, acquire a better understanding with each other, and communicate without a hitch. The author examines these taboos from various angles as follow: in colors, in number and dates, etc. Readers can obtain great harvest from these taboos.展开更多
Language taboos are common in all languages all over the world.The taboos refer to some topics,words and language factors that can not or is not suitable in certain cases.There are lots of language taboos in both Chin...Language taboos are common in all languages all over the world.The taboos refer to some topics,words and language factors that can not or is not suitable in certain cases.There are lots of language taboos in both Chinese and English.As the two languages are studied and taught in the two countries,people find the differences between Chinese and English taboos are com mon and hard to master and use in daily life.This paper analyzes the differences between the two languages'taboos from differ ent point of view to help to master and use the taboos correctly.展开更多
This thesis introduces the relationship between number and culture. Numbers are an important part of culture. With the development of human civilization, in different countries or nationalities, numbers have different...This thesis introduces the relationship between number and culture. Numbers are an important part of culture. With the development of human civilization, in different countries or nationalities, numbers have different implications and characteristics.From the expression of quantity, specific things and proportion, we can find the differences of culture.The focus is on "Mode Numbers" in Chinese and English culture.展开更多
文摘Taboos more or less exist in every matter of life, and set up a neither too big, nor too small barrier for the communicative activities , especially for intercultural communication. The paper gives an elementary introduction to the taboos in English -speaking countries, in order to help Chinese people break through the cultural barrier, clear up misunderstanding, acquire a better understanding with each other, and communicate without a hitch. The author examines these taboos from various angles as follow: in colors, in number and dates, etc. Readers can obtain great harvest from these taboos.
文摘Language taboos are common in all languages all over the world.The taboos refer to some topics,words and language factors that can not or is not suitable in certain cases.There are lots of language taboos in both Chinese and English.As the two languages are studied and taught in the two countries,people find the differences between Chinese and English taboos are com mon and hard to master and use in daily life.This paper analyzes the differences between the two languages'taboos from differ ent point of view to help to master and use the taboos correctly.
文摘This thesis introduces the relationship between number and culture. Numbers are an important part of culture. With the development of human civilization, in different countries or nationalities, numbers have different implications and characteristics.From the expression of quantity, specific things and proportion, we can find the differences of culture.The focus is on "Mode Numbers" in Chinese and English culture.
