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Taboo Terms in Family Conversations

The document is a meme explaining the concept of taboo terms. It shows a family discussing if their daughter is old enough for "the talk" about where babies come from. In the first two images, the parents are happy to have the conversation. However, the daughter in the third image looks scared, knowing the conversation will be unpleasant and not wanting to participate. The meme uses the family images to represent how discussions of intimacy can be uncomfortable taboo topics for children.

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Taboo Terms in Family Conversations

The document is a meme explaining the concept of taboo terms. It shows a family discussing if their daughter is old enough for "the talk" about where babies come from. In the first two images, the parents are happy to have the conversation. However, the daughter in the third image looks scared, knowing the conversation will be unpleasant and not wanting to participate. The meme uses the family images to represent how discussions of intimacy can be uncomfortable taboo topics for children.

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Luis Echeverria Cruz
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General and applied linguistics

Linguistics inter-disciplines

Meme on Variation in Language


Name: Milena Zambrano
Concept: Taboo Terms.

Explanation
They represent a family from, probably,
middle class. In the first and second image
appear parents who are talking about if their
daughter is old enough for The talk and they
are happy for to see their daughter. This type
of conversation is not a typical topic that they
use to speak because they think that children
must be old enough to understand. It is about
where the babies came from. They are like
other parents, who are waiting for an
appropriate age, which indicates that they can
give this conversation. The girl in the third
image represents eleven to thirteen years old
and shows a scary face about this situation.
She knows that this conversation will not be
pleasant. She does not want to be there.

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