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Cultural Influence on Language Usage---Cases of Taboo: Cross-Cultural Communication between the Peoples of Taiwan, R.O.C. and the U.S.A.

Shen, Yin-Shyan Irene – 1993

Taboo or forbidden topics of conversation are compared for Taiwan, the Republic of China, and United States. Emphasis is on the conveyance of conversational conventions in second language teaching. First, the concept of conversational taboos is examined, noting the non-transferability of taboos across cultures and languages. Four kinds of taboos…

Descriptors: Chinese, Communication Problems, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Training