ABSTRACT
This paper first quotes researches of taboos from both home and abroad, trying to make definition for the cultural taboos and classify them. Then the paper studies the taboo difference between China and Britain and does some contrast, and then searches for the original reasons for the question from three aspects: taboo topics, social taboo and diet taboo, etc. From the three angles this paper selects typical examples to illustrate the question. Finally, the paper combines taboos with intercultural communication, pointing out some problems in intercultural communication between Chinese and English people, and offers some suggestions in order to solve these problems.
Key words:taboo; contrast; intercultural communication
Contents
1.Introduction 1
2. Cultural taboos 2
2.1 Definition 2
2.2 Classification 3
2.3 Origin 3
3. A contrast of cultural taboos between China and Britain 6
3.1 Introduction of Chinese cultural taboos 6
3.2 Introduction of British cultural taboos 8
3.3 Reasons and functions of the taboo difference 9
4. The relation between taboos and intercultural communication 12
4.1 Cultural taboos’ influence on intercultural communication 12
4.2 Some problems 13
5. Solutions 14
6. Conclusion 15
Acknowledgement 16
References 17