WAS MAN WANN UND WO (NICHT) SAGEN DARF – ÜBER TABUS IN DER SPRACHE
WHAT YOU CAN (NOT) SAY WHEN AND WHERE – ABOUT TABOUS IN LANGUAGE

Summary/Abstract: Taboos exist in every culture and nation, at any time, sometimes more and sometimes less emphasized. Only the content changes. This paper deals with the problem of our modern society in which there is, on the one hand, impossible to talk in public about everything, while, on the other hand, taboos are being breached every day – on purpose. Therefore the term taboo will be defined and analyzed. The paper also offers some possibilities for succsessfully avoiding of taboo words, wherefore it can also be a contribution for a better understanding of taboos in our own, as well as in other cultures and languages.

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