Abstract

With the development of globalization, the interactions between various people with different cultural backgrounds have been increasingly intensified. People can be aware of the fact that linguistic taboos exist in almost every aspect of their daily life, and it is an universal social phenomenon in all the cultures in the world .Taboo has become a commonly used word in anthropology and studies of religion and folk custom. In our daily life, violation of taboos may be seen inappropriate and results in different degree of communication barriers, even leads to communication failure. Therefore, people，whether in China or Western countries , are very cautious about taboos. The thesis firstly analyzes the previous studies on taboos of researchers from home and abroad . Secondly, the similarities and differences from five aspects will be discussed separately. Finally, some useful suggestions for avoiding taboos are put forward. And this thesis could help English learners improve their ability in intercultural communication . 

Key words: Chinese; English; taboos; comparison; suggestions

摘要

随着经济全球化的发展，具有不同文化背景的人们之间的交流也日益加强。在人们日常生活方方面面都会涉及到禁忌语，它普遍存在于世界上各种文化中。禁忌语在人类学、宗教与民俗研究中已经成了一个常用词，在日常生活中，不恰当使用禁忌语会显得唐突无礼，造成不同程度的交际障碍，甚至造成交际失败。所以无论是东方还是西方的人们都极其重视避免禁忌语的使用。本文首先概述了中外研究者对禁忌语的探索研究，其次从5个方面分别讨论其在中西方文化中的相同点和不同点，最后提出有益的建议来帮助英语学习者提高跨文化交际的能力。

关键词：汉语；英语；禁忌语；比较；建议