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Sociolinguistic phenomena
Avoidance speech is a group of sociolinguistic phenomena in which a special restricted speech style must be used in the presence of or in reference to
Avoidance_speech
Pama–Nyungan language of northern Australia
to replace the everyday term in certain cultural situations. Avoidance speech is speech style used when talking to or near certain relatives: one's siblings
Yanyuwa_language
Voice or tone user interface for telephony
number identification – Feature of a telecommunications network Call avoidance – Voice or tone user interface for telephonyPages displaying short descriptions
Interactive_voice_response
Social status and privilege as a grammatical function in many languages
found primarily in avoidance speech such as the "mother-in-law languages" of aboriginal Australia, where one changes one's speech in the presence of an
Honorifics_(linguistics)
Requirement to avoid specific people
Aboriginal avoidance practices are a cultural practice in many traditional Aboriginal societies in which certain people are required to avoid others in
Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices
Australian_Aboriginal_avoidance_practices
Phenomenon in some spoken languages
Pronoun avoidance is the use of kinship terms, titles and other complex nominal expressions instead of personal pronouns in speech. Many languages feature
Pronoun_avoidance
Parent of one's spouse
mother-in-law character. Some Australian Aboriginal languages use avoidance speech, so-called "mother-in-law languages", special sub-languages used when
Parent-in-law
Systems of law covering social interactions in Australian Aboriginal societies
refers to a relation one is obligated to avoid. See avoidance speech and Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices. The term second, or little bit in northern
Australian Aboriginal kinship systems
Australian_Aboriginal_kinship_systems
Tiger population from the Greater Sunda island of Borneo
status; vocabulary referring to the animal's presence (but also in avoidance speech) is also attested, such as aso for 'dog' or buang / bohang for 'bear'
Bornean_tiger
Inuit water deity
of names across different Inuit communities. Most of her names are avoidance speech workarounds, due to a custom of avoiding the proper name of one fearful
Sedna_(mythology)
Indigenous sign language of Australia
hearing for use when oral speech is forbidden, as during mourning or between certain family relations. (See avoidance speech.) However, "YSL is not a signed
Yolŋu_Sign_Language
Word used instead of a taboo or dangerous word
backwards"). Apotropaic names are negative words applied to ward off evil. Avoidance speech, a sociolinguistic phenomenon found in some aboriginal languages Heiti
Noa-name
Social phenomenon
religion" that should be open for criticism. Avoidance speech – Sociolinguistic phenomena Algospeak – Obfuscated speech on social media Denialism – Rejecting
Voldemort_effect
Branch of linguistics and semiotics relating context to meaning
self-humbling first-person pronouns. An Affinal taboo index is an example of avoidance speech that produces and reinforces sociological distance, as seen in the
Pragmatics
Taboo involving restrictions on language
languages into Nguni, which did not originally feature clicks. Name taboo Avoidance speech Expurgation Racial slurs Un-word of the year Noa-name – Word used instead
Word_taboo
Sociological constructs related to sex
limited lexicon used by men in the presence of their mothers-in-law (see Avoidance speech). As well, quite a few sign languages have a gendered distinction due
Gender
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Baiame_Cave
Light comical banter
describes pecong as a "verbal battle of insults hurled in rhymed verse." Avoidance speech (mother-in-law languages) Call and response Diss track The dozens Extempo
Picong
Cultural taboo in the Chinese cultural sphere
written with Lê dynasty taboo markers in the word anh hùng 英䧺 "hero". Avoidance speech Imperial examination in Chinese mythology, example Names of God in
Naming_taboo
Australian Aboriginal sign language
son/daughter-in-law with their mother-in-law serves as a common case. Avoidance speech is the most likely way to communicate with one's mother-in-law. It
Warlmanpa_Sign_Language
Communication disorder
or the person's speech is considered evasive in that the person has decided to provide an answer to a question that is an avoidance of a direct answer
Tangential_speech
Personality disorder
a personality disorder characterized by marked social inhibition and avoidance, accompanied by feelings of inadequacy and a strong sensitivity to rejection
Avoidant_personality_disorder
Form of banter
of relationship contrasts strongly with societies where so-called avoidance speech or "mother-in-law" language is imposed to minimise interaction between
Joking_relationship
Indigenous languages of Australia
of many Australian languages is that they display so-called avoidance speech, special speech registers used only in the presence of certain close relatives
Australian Aboriginal languages
Australian_Aboriginal_languages
Thrown tool and weapon
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Boomerang
Cultural practice regarding the dead
remaining intact until the body of the dead person has completely decayed. Avoidance speech De mortuis nil nisi bonum – taboo on speaking ill of the dead Naming
Taboo_on_the_dead
mourning period for women or during initiation ceremonies for men. Avoidance speech in Australian Aboriginal languages is closely tied to elaborate tribal
Australian_Aboriginal_culture
Respected members of Indigenous Australian communities
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Australian_Aboriginal_elder
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
just now?", this would be phrased in normal speech as: Wuunda gnin kitneean? In Gunditjmara avoidance speech the same sentiment would be articulated quite
Dhauwurd_Wurrung_language
Category of speech including interrupted utterances or filler words
fluency of speech, accompanied by "excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerism". Fillers are parts of speech which are
Speech_disfluency
Proposed anti-tax avoidance measure
the Liberal Democrats. The ideas of a Tycoon Tax form part of anti-tax avoidance measures, similar to those prepared by Warren Buffett. The proposal states
Tycoon_Tax
in Latin America Etiquette in the Middle East Worldwide etiquette Avoidance speech Rebecca Falkoff Unintentional Transgressions of the Work Abroad Community
Etiquette in Australia and New Zealand
Etiquette_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand
1966–1975 strike by Aboriginal Australians
from the original on 3 May 2008. Snowdon, Warren (20 March 2002). "First speech as the member for Lingiari". Archived from the original on 18 October 2009
Wave_Hill_walk-off
Species of tree
kalpi in Pakanh, atulwanyj in Uw Oykangand, atulganyj in Uw Olkola. In avoidance speech (Uw Ilbmbanhdhiy or "respect language"), it is known as oboy in Uw
Nauclea_orientalis
Tax avoidance strategy used in Australia
Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance was a corporate tax avoidance scheme used in Australia in the 1970s. Legislation made it a criminal offence in 1980
Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance
Bottom_of_the_harbour_tax_avoidance
Indigenous Australian people of Queensland
(whip-tail kangaroo) and the dhulmbanu (grey wallaroo). In brother-in-law avoidance speech all 10 varieties were referred to by one word daarraalngan In one's
Guugu_Yimithirr_people
1899 speech by Theodore Roosevelt
War (1899–1902), he argued that a life of ease, material comfort, and avoidance of struggle led to national and individual decay, and that Americans must
The_Strenuous_Life
Cultural artefacts used by Aboriginal Australians
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Australian Aboriginal artefacts
Australian_Aboriginal_artefacts
Australian Indigenous leader (c. 1920–1989)
worked together. One of the projects the three worked together on Avoidance speech and the taboo against saying the name of a recently deceased community
Donald_Jupurrula_Graham
Aboriginal Australian language
primary components of Far North Queensland Indigenous Sign Language. Avoidance speech Chase, A. K. 1979. Cultural Continuity: Land and Resources among East
Umpila_language
2018 tax avoidance scheme
with tax avoidance operating in Swindon". Swindon Advertiser. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025. "'Snail farm' embroiled in tax avoidance row". www
Terry_Ball's_snail_farms
Species of legume
face or interact with one another. (See Avoidance speech, and Dixon (1991) for 'mother-in-law' or 'avoidance' language style.) Jaminjung, Ngaliwurru,
Lysiphyllum_cunninghamii
Humorous muddled words
wordfilters, spoonerisms have also become deliberately used as filter-avoidance spellings of filtered terms. The first known spoonerisms were published
Spoonerism
Chuukic language
cookhouse speech, may only be used when speaking to people of the same gender. This gender-restrictive vocabulary shows an example of avoidance speech, a type
Mortlockese_language
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Redfern Aboriginal Children's Services
Redfern_Aboriginal_Children's_Services
Aboriginal Australian people
languages the ordinary speech term for "foot" is jina, Dyirbal avoidance speech replaces it with jummbur whereas Mamu avoidance language uses winarra,
Mamu_people
Witotoan language of Peru and Colombia
Scholars Publishing. Wojtylak, K.I. (2015). Fruits for Animals: Hunting Avoidance Speech Style in Murui. In Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Berkeley
Murui_Huitoto_language
2012 OECD project to combat BEPS
an OECD/G20 project to set up an international framework to combat tax avoidance by multinational enterprises ("MNEs") using base erosion and profit shifting
Base erosion and profit shifting (OECD project)
Base_erosion_and_profit_shifting_(OECD_project)
Legal control of the internet
and Weibo Wikipedia Censorship circumvention sites Anonymizers Proxy avoidance sites Search engines such as Bing and Google – particularly in Mainland
Internet_censorship
Aboriginal land council in Australia
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Central_Land_Council
Sculpture in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Yininmadyemi - Thou didst let fall
Yininmadyemi_-_Thou_didst_let_fall
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Prevarication is avoidance of the truth. Prevarication can include, or be part of: Deception Evasion (ethics) Waffle (speech) This disambiguation
Prevarication
Australian Aboriginal language
Unlike many languages in the area, it has little avoidance language and no difference in the speech of male and female speakers. Marra is a member of
Marra_language
Any disorder affecting the ability to comprehend or use language and speech
affects an individual's ability to comprehend, detect, or apply language and speech to engage in dialogue effectively with others. This also encompasses deficiencies
Communication_disorder
Special language used in Papua New Guinea
A pandanus language is an elaborate avoidance language among several of the peoples of the eastern New Guinea Highlands, used when collecting Pandanus
Pandanus_language
Type of speech associated with an older person speaking to a child
Baby talk or child-directed speech (CDS) is a type of speech associated with an older person speaking to an infant, toddler or very young child. CDS is
Baby_talk
Organisation in Northern Territory, Australia
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Northern_Land_Council
Types of human disorders
Speech and language impairment are basic categories that might be drawn in issues of communication involve hearing, speech, language, and fluency. A speech
Speech and language impairment
Speech_and_language_impairment
Advisory body appointed by the Australian Government (2004–2008)
national Indigenous representative body". Australian Human Rights Commission. Speech from a Native Title conference. Vanstone, Amanda. "National Indigenous Council
National_Indigenous_Council
Australian Aboriginal languages thus seem to show similarities to the speech of people with hearing loss, and avoid those sounds and distinctions which
Indigenous health in Australia
Indigenous_health_in_Australia
Type of associative learning process for behavioral modification
is called "avoidance," as, for example, putting on sun glasses before going outdoors. Avoidance behavior raises the so-called "avoidance paradox", for
Operant_conditioning
Suppression of autistic behaviors
people have cited social acceptance, the need to have a job, and the avoidance of ostracism or verbal or physical abuse as reasons for masking. However
Autistic_masking
Criticism of Google includes concern for tax avoidance, misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of others' intellectual property, concerns
Criticism_of_Google
Fiscal policy
A tax treaty, also called double tax agreement (DTA) or double tax avoidance agreement (DTAA), is an agreement between two countries to avoid or mitigate
Tax_treaty
Obfuscated speech on social media
Edited Out her Nip Nops": Linguistic Innovation as Textual Censorship Avoidance on TikTok". Language@Internet. 21: 1–30. doi:10.14434/li.v21.37371. Stano
Algospeak
Irrational fear of eyes
ophthalmophobia, or rarely oculophobia, is an irrational fear of eyes. Avoidance of situations where eye contact, touching the eye, or having the eyes
Ommetaphobia
American businessman (born 1964)
President Donald Trump accused Amazon and Bezos, specifically, of sales tax avoidance, misusing postal routes, and anti-competitive business practices. Amazon's
Jeff_Bezos
Buddhist practices leading to liberation from saṃsāra
transcendent, a factor of the path? The abstaining, desisting, abstinence, avoidance of wrong livelihood in one developing the noble path whose mind is noble
Noble_Eightfold_Path
American businesswoman (born 1981)
27, 2020). "Trump's taxes show chronic losses and years of income tax avoidance". New York Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved
Ivanka_Trump
Form of sex education
Abstinence-only sex education (also known as sexual risk avoidance education) is a form of sex education that teaches not having sex outside of marriage
Abstinence-only_sex_education
X-linked dominant genetic disorder
withdrawal behaviors, including avoidance and indifference, appear to be the best predictors of ASD in FXS, with avoidance appearing to be correlated more
Fragile_X_syndrome
Discomfort or fear in social settings
in a way that will be embarrassing or humiliating, often coupled with avoidance and anxiety symptoms. Standardized rating scales can be used to screen
Social_anxiety
Premier of British Columbia since 2022
called "shadow flipping", suggesting it was being done as part of tax avoidance and money laundering. He also uncovered several instances of high-value
David_Eby
Experience causing recall of a trauma
reminds them of, or "triggers" the memory of a traumatic event. Long-term avoidance of triggers increases the likelihood that the affected person will develop
Trauma_trigger
Anxiety disorder
threats in open or unfamiliar environments. From this viewpoint, fear and avoidance behaviors could have been selectively favored if they aided survival—for
Agoraphobia
AI that generates content
locally include protection of privacy and intellectual property, and avoidance of rate limiting and censorship. The subreddit r/LocalLLaMA in particular
Generative_AI
King of the United Kingdom since 2022
Revenue and Customs were asked in December 2012 to investigate alleged tax avoidance by the Duchy of Cornwall. The Duchy was named in the Paradise Papers,
Charles_III
Bicameral legislature of the United States
can mean defeat at the next election, which leads to a culture of risk avoidance, a need to make policy decisions behind closed doors, and concentrating
United_States_Congress
English actress (born 1949)
Hannan's play What Shadows about Enoch Powell's famous "Rivers of Blood" speech on immigration. This was performed at the Birmingham Rep, Edinburgh Lyceum
Paula_Wilcox
Island country in Southeast Asia
British rule, based on "communal loyalty, distrust of government, and avoidance of individual or collective responsibility for wider public interests"
Singapore
American drama television series by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace
company revenue is locked in investment funds as part of a complex tax avoidance strategy and can't yet be withdrawn. He recommends tactically filing for
Landman_(TV_series)
Maxim of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
according to old beliefs, one's bad deeds might be reported to heaven "unless avoidance actions were taken…". It has been theorized that the three Mystic Apes
Three_wise_monkeys
Speech disorder
therapy should not be used to promote fluent speech or presented as a cure for stuttering.[citation needed] Avoidance Reduction Therapy for Stuttering (ARTS)
Stuttering
Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
construction and doctrinal rules, such as the doctrine of constitutional avoidance, to minimize occurrences where the political branches or popular movements
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
English actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
Chronicle dubbed Oldman "the face of versatility". He is noted for his avoidance of the Hollywood celebrity scene, often being referred to as an "actor's
Gary_Oldman
Disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds
responses not seen in most other people. Behaviors used to cope, such as avoidance of "triggering" situations or using hearing protection, can affect the
Misophonia
Tibeto-Burman language
[əsʰaʊʔ ú] and formally pronounced [əsʰaʊʔ əõ̀ʊ̃]. Burmese exhibits pronoun avoidance. Pronouns are avoided for politeness, with kinship terms, titles, or other
Burmese_language
Figure of speech
A paraprosdokian (/pærəprɒsˈdoʊkiən/), or par'hyponoian, is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising
Paraprosdokian
Irish corporate tax avoidance tool
arrangement was a base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) corporate tax avoidance tool used mainly by United States multinationals between the late 1980s
Double_Irish_arrangement
Anthropological concept, element common to all human cultures
average Copulation normally conducted in privacy Incest prevention or avoidance, incest between mother and son unthinkable Collective decision making
Cultural_universal
American multinational technology company
has received criticism involving issues such as privacy concerns, tax avoidance, censorship, search neutrality, antitrust, and abuse of its monopoly position
(January 6, 2019). "Netflix's Bow to Saudi Censors Comes at a Cost to Free Speech". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Brzeski, Patrick (September 24, 2020)
Criticism_of_Netflix
Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
employee accounts. Facebook has been criticized for electricity usage, tax avoidance, real-name user requirement policies, censorship and its involvement in
Country in West Asia
individuals, making it a preferred destination for companies seeking tax avoidance. The NGO Tax Justice Network places them in 2021 in the group of the ten
United_Arab_Emirates
British politician and broadcaster (born 1964)
conditions coming to Britain. Farage had previously denounced tax avoidance in a speech to the European Parliament in which he criticised European bureaucrats
Nigel_Farage
American quantitative hedge fund
Investigations on tax evasion by wealthy individuals. The focus of the tax avoidance investigation was Renaissance's trading strategy — which involved transactions
Renaissance_Technologies
American law professor
Lechmere," 46 Stanford Law Review 305 (1994) "Economic Rationality and Union Avoidance: Misunderstanding the National Labor Relations Act," 71 Texas Law Review
Cynthia_Estlund
Progressive neurodegenerative disease
increase risk of developing AD. Avoidance of smoking, counseling and pharmacotherapies to quit smoking are used, and avoidance of environmental tobacco smoke
Alzheimer's_disease
List of fears of different things or objects
with the suffix -phobia/-phobic generally describe a predisposition for avoidance or exclusion. Aibohphobia – a humorous term for the fear of palindromes
List_of_phobias
Conscious or unconscious facial muscular movement conveying happiness or pleasure
intelligent than the same non-smiling individual (and that cultural uncertainty avoidance may explain these differences). Furthermore, the same study showed that
Smile
travel, tourism, insurance
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