tailieunhanh - Dangerous English 3rd Edition by Elizabeth Claire 2

Tham khảo tài liệu 'dangerous english 3rd edition by elizabeth claire 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | EasyEnglish What Makes Some Words Dangerous Words are just combinations of sounds. But parents teachers religious leaders and sacred books teach us not to say some of those combinations. This censorship makes these words emotionally charged. The taboo is usually passed down from generation to generation. New words are invented to take the place of the forbidden ones. Sometimes these new words become taboo too. In the past thirty years there have been many social changes in the United States. Taboo words are now often accepted where they were never heard before-in many social groups among women and in the media. But there still are places where the words are generally not welcome in school and houses of worship in many offices in formal meetings and parties of mixed ages and genders and in the presence of older people or children. What topics are taboo for Americans Among the topics that Americans don t talk about in formal situations except at the doctor s office are sexual parts of our bodies sexual activities bathroom functions excrement disgusting things such as vomit and nose picking upsetting things such as cancer death and dying Americans also advise each other to avoid discussing religion politics and racial issues because these may lead to arguments over differences of opinion. An Indispensible Guide to Dangerous English 2000 1 EasyEnglish EasyEnglish What words are taboo Dr. Reinhold Aman an expert on maledicta bad words explains three kinds of taboo words obscenities blasphemies and slurs. Obscenities are vulgar words for sexual body parts sexual acts and excrement. A few hundred years ago these words were used freely and were not taboo. Examples cock fuck shit. Blasphemy is language that religious teachings say are taboo God damn it- go to Hell Jesus Christ These words may be used in a religious context but not for other reasons. Slurs are insulting words about someone s nationality