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Introduction What is a taboo word? And what can we use instead? Many
Taboo Words New Words
Using Taboo Terms
To Sum It Up |
Taboos...things
we can't talk about.
We have learned that
the various substitution techniques in
replacement or alteration are relative to the time, geographical area
and depend on the idiosyncrasies of the speaker groups they are applied
by. We have seen the difference between permanent and temporary
taboos and understand the nature of the taboos and we have seen it is possible to
judge if a term is only valid for a certain society or if it can
be compared and applied in other cultures as well. The explanation of
slow and sudden changes shows how terms can be introduced and appear in
a language and what can cause terms to appear. It became clear that changes of replacement
terms regarding their context, the words used or their application show
the development of the taboo they refer to in a society. We presented ways
new terms develop, the idea of euphemistic replacements
in order to further explain the evolution of replacement terms
and how language varieties adapt new terms. It
might be easier now to understand how the expansion of their
applications, changes in their usage as well as the connection between
new taboo subjects and new replacement terms develops.
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