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I英语禁忌语分析作者：导师：摘要禁忌语已经在英语语言中已经存在很长的时间了，并仍在随着社会发展和人们认知的改变而改变。学习英语禁忌语有利于更好的了解英语语言和英语文化。为了用英语更好的交流与沟通，学习如何正确使用英语禁忌语以及何时规避英语禁忌语是至关重要的。本文旨在对英语禁忌语进行研究。本篇论文共有六章，第一章对英语禁忌语的定义与来源进行了介绍。第二章是文献综述。第三章描述了英语禁忌语的分类，包括称谓禁忌，词汇禁忌，话题禁忌。第四章讨论了英语禁忌语的功能，体现了禁忌语也有其积极的语用功能。第五章列举了一些禁忌语的规避策略。第六章是文章的总结。关键词：英语禁忌语;功能;策略英语禁忌语分析IIAnAnalysisofEnglishtaboosAuthor:Supervisor:ABSTRACTTabooshavebeenexistedinEnglishlanguageforalongtime,andtheyarestillchangingwiththedevelopmentofthesocietyandpeople’scognition.LearningEnglishtaboosishelpfultoknowEnglishlanguageandEnglishculturebetter.TocommunicateandgetalongbetterwithEnglish-nativespeakers,itisnecessarytoknowhowtousethemappropriatelyandwhentoavoidusingthem.ThispaperaimstomakeananalysisoftaboosinEnglishlanguage.Itconsistsofsixchapters.Inchapterone,itintroducesthedefinitionandsourceoftaboos.Inchaptertwo,itlistssomeexistedstudiesrelatingtoEnglishtaboos.Inchapterthree,itdescribestheclassificationsoftaboos,includingappellationtaboos,vocabularytaboos,andtabootopics.Inchapterfour,itexploresthefunctionsoftaboos.Fromthesefunctionsoftaboos,itcanbeseenthattheexistenceofEnglishtabooshasitspositivesignificance.Inchapterfive,somestrategiesofavoidingtaboosareputforward.Thechaptersixistheconclusionofthisstudy.Keywords:Englishtaboos;function;strategyIIIAcknowledgementsMuchgratitudehastomyreverendtutorProfessorHuQingqing,whogivesmealotofmeaningfulsuggestionsonmythesis.Sheconductedmehowtoorganizethebodyofthepaperandenlightenedmeaboutthecontent.Owningtohercommitmentsandperspirationandherrepeatedcorrections,mythesishasbeenlastlyaccomplished.Iwouldalsothankmygroupmembersfortheirconcerns.TheyalwaysgavemethefirsthelpwhenIneeded,andconveyedsomeimportantnoticesaboutpaperwriting.Lastly,Ihavetoexpressmysinceregratitudetomyroommates;theyhelpedmedomuchworkwhenIwasbusywithotherthings.Ialsowanttotakethisabsolutegoodopportunitytothankmyclassmatesandfriends,thanktheirlove,helpandforgiveness.Fouryearsofschoolinghasmadeusbecomefamilymembers,andIwillcherishthisbeautifultimeallmylife.英语禁忌语分析IVCONTENTS1Introduction................................………......................................................................12LiteratureReview...................…………………………….......………….......................23ClassificationsofEnglishTaboos......................................................................…..........33.1Appellationtaboos......................…...………………………………………............33.2Vocabularytaboos....................................………………………….....….................53.2.1Taboosdealingwithsex.........................................................…....…...............53.2.2Taboosreferringtobodilyexcretions................................................................63.2.3Taboosrelatingtodiseaseanddeath.................................................................73.2.4Taboosrelatingtoreligion.................................................................................83.3Tabootopics………………………………................................................................84FunctionsofEnglishTaboos...........................................................................................104.1Surprise………….....................................................................................................104.2Anger………….........................................................................................................104.3Insult……………………………..............................................................................115StrategiesofAvoidingTaboos…………..…....................................................................115.1Understandingdifferentcultures...............................................................................115.2Askingquestions.......................................................................................................125.3UsingEuphemisms...................................................................................................126Conclusion........................................................................................................................13References...........................................................................................................................1411IntroductionTherearetaboowordsinalmosteverylanguage.Taboowordsarethoselanguagesthatareconsideredoffensive,hurtfulandmysterious.Forinplaceoftaboos,euphemismswhichareconsideredasagreeableandinoffensivewordsemergetocaterfortherequirementsofharmonyinsocialcommunicationofpeople.Itcanbeseenthatthetaboosandeuphemismsarenotonlyakindoflinguisticphenomenon,butalsoasocialphenomenon.Tomostpeople,taboosrefertoforbiddenortobeavoidedordeclaredassacredbehaviors,bothverbalandnon-verbal.Atabooisalsoanexpressionofdisapprovedbehaviorsinsocietyandbreakingofthetabooisusuallyconsideredobjectionableorabhorrentbysociety.AccordingtoMerriam-Websterdictionary,thewordtaboomeans“aprohibitionagainsttouching,saying,ordoingsomethingforfearofimmediateharmfromasupernaturalforce.”Thereforeverbaltaboosarewordsorexpressionsthatarenormallyavoidedd