About what English, Chinese and Russian Prefer to Remain Silent

A. Shuneyko; O. Chibisova

doi:10.12737/24168

ABOUT WHAT ENGLISH, CHINESE AND RUSSIAN PREFER TO REMAIN SILENT About what English, Chinese and Russian Prefer to Remain Silent

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Published in Scientific Research and Development. Modern Communication Studies · Volume 6, Issue 1 · Pages 33–40 · Rubric: Speech and cross-cultural communication

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/24168

Received: 16.12.2016 Accepted: 16.12.2016 Published: 16.12.2016 Language of publication: RUS

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A. Shuneyko

O. Chibisova

A. Shuneyko

O. Chibisova

ABSTRACT

All topics touched upon by people in the process of communication are divided into open and closed (forbidden). The forbidden topics includesubjects which are undesirable or unacceptable in the conversation. The open topics include subjects which are desired and acclaimed in the conversation. Each of these varieties of subjects comprises the whole amount of semantic and communicative identifying signs, specifically functions in the communicative space and demonstrates different ways of interaction with the diachronic and synchronous contexts. The characteristics of the subject’s openness and closedness can be detected at the level of a person, a group and a language community. The analysis of three different types of sources indicates that there is a single and computable list of twelve forbiddensubjects in English, Chinese and Russian. The closedness of the topic has less to do with a particular subject of discussion as with the assessment itself. The communication format, target setting and the degree of intimacy deform the idea of forbidden and open topics in specific situations of communication. The presence of a single list of closed topics in the languages of different systems once again points to the fundamental differences between the actual communicative and the actual language units and their relative independence from each other.

KEYWORDS

open and closed themes, euphemisms, taboo, politeness, intercultural communication

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Характер протекания коммуникации на любом уровне определяется массой факторов, среди которых главенствующее место занимают составляющие коммуникацию и определяющие ее трансляцию единицы. В числе этих единиц находятся существующие у носителей языка стереотипные представления, которые фиксируют, о чем можно и нельзя говорить в той или иной ситуации. До сих пор эти представления не получили самостоятельного целостного описания. Их последовательный анализ требует использования понятий «открытые» и «закрытые» темы. Данные понятия, являясь эффективным инструментом коммуникативного анализа, при ближайшем рассмотрении предстают в качестве элемента действительности, т.е. такого компонента коммуникации, который существует вне воли исследователя. Это подтверждают наблюдения над коммуникативным поведением любых групп лиц. У всех есть представления о том, какие семантические комплексы в речи допустимо актуализировать, а какие — нет.

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A. Shuneyko, Chibisova O.. "About what English, Chinese and Russian Prefer to Remain Silent." Scientific Research and Development. Modern Communication Studies 6.1 (2017): 33-40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12737/24168.

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Shuneyko A., Chibisova O. (2017). About what English, Chinese and Russian Prefer to Remain Silent. Scientific Research and Development. Modern Communication Studies, 6(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.12737/24168

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A. Shuneyko, Chibisova O.. "About what English, Chinese and Russian Prefer to Remain Silent." Scientific Research and Development. Modern Communication Studies 6, no. 1 (2017): 33-40. https://doi.org/10.12737/24168.

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