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The comparison between English and Chinese taboos 姓名 ： 学号 ： 班级 ：英语097班 Contents Introduction 1.1 Definition 1.2 The origin of taboos 2.The difference of English and Chinese taboos 2.1Verbal taboos 2.1.1 Forms of address 2.1.2 Topic and privacy 2.1.3 Compliments 2.1.4 Lexis 3.Conclusion 1.Introduction Taboo words is a popular language phenomenon in human language. For a long time , it has been an important part of study for many scholars from different aspects. In the communication across cultures, we can not avoid meeting taboos . To chinese people , it is very important to study and learn to use taboo correctly and properly . This paper gives a brief introduction of the comparison between english and chinese taboos . And by studying this language phenomenon , we can not only improve our ability of comprehension , but also learn the colorful culture and worldly wisdom of different society and communicate with foreigners freely and comfortably . 1.1 Definition What is taboos ? In Chinese , it has three meanings. Firstly , it means 禁忌,戒律 , secondly , 禁忌语,thirdly , 视为禁忌的习俗,禁止接近 . While in english , it means a culture or leligious custom that does not allow people to do , use , or talk about a particular thing as people find it offensive or embarrassing or a general agreement not to do something or talk about something . 1.2 The origin of taboos Taboo is an inseparable part of human language and a cultural phenomenon that exists extensively in human societies . It comes into being with the development of the language . The word taboo stems from the Tongan（a country consisting of about 170 small islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean and its original meaning is holy or things calling for extraordinary concerning . In 1777 , a British navigator James Cook arrived at the Tongc islands when he was exploring in South Pacific Ocean . James Cook found that taboo phenomenon includes two aspects : firstly ,the respectful