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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
Shen, Yin-Shyan Irene – 1992
A study of social and cultural factors that affect the appropriateness of verbal expressions in different languages focuses on the comparative uses of three common expressions ("thank you, I'm sorry, excuse me" and their equivalents) in English and Chinese. First, the usage patterns of the three expressions are explained briefly, and the…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics
