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标题：A Sociolinguistic Study of English Taboo Language
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作者：Gao, Chunming
期刊名称：Theory and Practice in Language Studies
印刷版ISSN：1799-2591
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：12
页码：2310-2314
DOI：10.4304/tpls.3.12.2310-2314
语种：English
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：In every society there are things which are believed to be not appropriate if spoken on public occasions. A large number of words are therefore taken as silly, vulgar or obscene when used in communication. These words are “taboos”. This paper investigates all the major varieties of English taboo, i.e., bodily excretions, death and disease, sex, four-letter words, privacy and discriminatory language, which are respectively defined and provided with concrete examples. Euphemistic and roundabout ways of avoiding using taboo words are offered to deal with the situations.
关键词：sociolinguistic study; taboo; euphemism