An Analysis on Dynamic and Static Aspects of Language Taboo from Cross-cultural Perspective

Abstract

With acceleration of globalization, cross-cultural communication is increasing day by day. Language is the carrier of culture and promotes effective communication. Under the multicultural context of cross-cultural communication, language taboo regarded as part of culture is one of important sensitive issues. Because there are always some conflicts in the cross-cultural communication. Some conflicts are caused by language taboo. This article starts from cross-cultural perspective, deeply interprets language taboo in all aspects, understands and masters phenomenon to take appropriate measures, aims to provide constructive views of exploring cross-cultural communication skills. Knowing the static and dynamic changes of language taboo phenomenon would help people effectively master communicational skills to avoid misunderstandings.