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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
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
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)
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
Thrown tool and weapon
Traditional custodianship Tjurunga Torres Strait Islands Language(s) Avoidance speech Australian Aboriginal English Macro-Gunwinyguan languages Australian
Boomerang
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
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
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
Word used instead of a taboo or dangerous word
(laios). Apotropaic names are negative words applied to ward off evil. Avoidance speech, a sociolinguistic phenomenon found in some aboriginal languages Heiti
Noa-name
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
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
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
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
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
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
Social phenomenon
religion" that should be open for criticism. Avoidance speech – Sociolinguistic phenomena Algospeak – Obfuscated speech on social media Denialism – Rejecting
Voldemort_effect
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
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
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
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
Personality disorder
severe feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, and an overreliance on avoidance of feared stimuli (e.g., self-imposed social isolation) as a maladaptive
Avoidant_personality_disorder
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Tax avoidance strategy used in Australia
Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance was a form of tax avoidance used in Australia in the 1970s. Legislation made it a criminal offence in 1980. The practice
Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance
Bottom_of_the_harbour_tax_avoidance
Honorifics in the Korean language and culture
and kinship terms are used instead, in a phenomenon known as pronoun avoidance. The most common terms of address are kinship terms, which are divided
Korean_honorifics
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
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
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
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
Referring to the self as 'he', 'she', 'they', 'you', or by name
themselves as "he", "she", "they", or "you", or by their proper name (pronoun avoidance). While it may signal autism spectrum disorder when it persists for an
Pronoun_reversal
Humorous muddled words
wordfilters, spoonerisms have also become deliberately used as filter-avoidance spellings of filtered terms. The first known spoonerisms were published
Spoonerism
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2018 business fraud 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
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
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
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
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
Criticism of Google includes concern for tax avoidance, misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of others' intellectual property, concerns
Criticism_of_Google
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
included changes to the taxation of UK pensions and provisions to reduce avoidance of inheritance tax. One of the main changes introduced by the act was
Finance_Act_2004
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. There
Autistic_masking
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
Efforts to prevent or hinder unionization among workers
described a long list of practices which he viewed as tangential to union avoidance activities but which his detractors have labeled as support operations
Union_busting
New Zealand television series (2021-2024)
attend Nic's fertility ceremony. Griff and Daisy argue over each ones avoidance of commitment. Griff for Gus and Daisy for Louis. Louis overheard the
Under_the_Vines
Period of the Government of the United Kingdom since 2024
measure to counter wealthy investors using agricultural land for tax avoidance, stating it had become "the most effective way for the super rich to avoid
Premiership_of_Keir_Starmer
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
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
Interpersonal communication through wordless (mostly visual) cues
addition eye aversion can be predictive of deception. Eye aversion is the avoidance of eye contact. Eye contact and facial expressions provide important social
Nonverbal_communication
American multinational technology company
it down and give the money back to the shareholders". During his keynote speech at the Macworld Expo on January 9, 2007, Jobs announced the renaming of
Apple_Inc.
Word used in place of an exact word
speaker's intentions. Some researchers distinguish "placeholder use" and "avoidance use", e.g., for demonstrative words (such as "this"), i.e., use a narrower
Placeholder_word
Profanity in Japanese
across as disrespectful in Japanese because Japanese exhibits pronoun avoidance, which is when the usage of pronouns to refer to others is seen as too
Japanese_profanity
Psychological construct
personality dimensions, such as anxiousness, submissiveness, and social avoidance. People who score high on the FNE scale are highly concerned with seeking
Fear_of_negative_evaluation
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
Midwestern English interjection expressing surprise or mild apology
politeness" or "Midwest nice": a cultural tendency toward deference, conflict avoidance, and reluctance to impose on others. Grace Perry connected the expression
Ope_(interjection)
(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
Term for African American Vernacular English
govinfo.gov. 1997. Retrieved 30 Oct 2025. For linguists' reasons for this avoidance, see for example Green (2002:7–8). Ronkin & Karn (1999:361) McWhorter
Ebonics_(word)
Alert system meant to prevent pilots from flying or taxiing into obstacles
catastrophes. On May 5, 2016, a military GPWS called Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) equipped aboard an F-16 was activated after a trainee
Ground proximity warning system
Ground_proximity_warning_system
processing, including interpretation, memory, motivation (e.g., approach–avoidance behaviors), and attributional style. The early success of the procedures
Cognitive_bias_modification
Low "effective" tax rates for foreign corporations
2015). "Tax Havens: International Tax Avoidance and Evasion". Cornell University. "Dutch masters of tax avoidance". The Guardian. 19 October 2011. Archived
Corporate_haven
2025 American TV series
be spoken and was instead substituted with titles such as Adonai. This avoidance developed particularly after the Babylonian Exile and became widespread
House_of_David_(TV_series)
American actor (born 1964)
He has said it is to increase one's imagination without restraint, in avoidance of experiencing the sense of being ingenuous. The process itself is about:
Nicolas_Cage
Unpleasant self-conscious emotion
powerlessness, and worthlessness, which in turn may give rise to anger, denial, avoidance, reduced sensitivity to shame, and a tendency to externalize blame. Shame
Shame
Anxiety disorder associated with social situations
disorder blocking speech Sensory processing sensitivity – Personality trait of highly sensitive persons Social inhibition – Deliberate avoidance of social interaction
Social_anxiety_disorder
rationalize why they are acting the way they are in order (approach and avoidance) to maintain a comfortable level of intimacy. Affiliative conflict theory
Affiliative_conflict_theory
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
Excessive use of words
Verbosity, or verboseness, is speech or writing that uses more words than necessary. The opposite of verbosity is brevity. Some teachers, including the
Verbosity
2023–24 U.S. legal and political dispute
various departments on one question. In establishing the constitutional avoidance doctrine of judicial review, the Supreme Court formulated a seven-rule
Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
Presidential_eligibility_of_Donald_Trump
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
Girl/Female
English
Modern blend of Ava and Ana.
Girl/Female
Indian
Speech, Powerful, Heaven and earth
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech, **
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of speech Lord Brahma
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ruthvika | à®°à¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯€à®•à®¾Â
Speech
Ruthvika | à®°à¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯€à®•à®¾Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hrutvi | ஹà¯à®°à¯à®¤à®µà¯€Â
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Hrutvi | ஹà¯à®°à¯à®¤à®µà¯€Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of speech
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brihati | பà¯à®°à¯€à®¹à®¤à¯€
Speech, Powerful, Heaven and earth
Brihati | பà¯à®°à¯€à®¹à®¤à¯€
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vagindra | வாகிநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Lord of speech
Vagindra | வாகிநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Boy/Male
Tamil
Second name of four vedas. means holistic in speech and deed
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vachaspati | வாசஸà¯à®ªà®¤à®¿
Lord of speech
Vachaspati | வாசஸà¯à®ªà®¤à®¿
Girl/Female
Tamil
Knowledge, Wisdom, Speech, Hymn, Goddess
Girl/Female
Tamil
Speech
Boy/Male
Tamil
Speech
Girl/Female
American, British, English, German
Bearer of Good News; Modern Blend of Ava and Ana
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Hope
Girl/Female
Muslim
Equal, Rival
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Swayambhi | ஸà¯à®µà®¯à®¾à®®à¯à®ªà¯€
Independent
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English
From Britain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Victorious
Female
German
 Short form of German Griselda, ZELDA means "gray battle maid." Compare with another form of Zelda.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Traditional
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Doubly fruitful. Form of Hebrew Ephraim.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ilavalagan | இலாவலகந
Young and handsome
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
AVOIDANCE SPEECH
n.
Act of avowing; avowal.
n.
The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent.
a.
Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles.
n.
An omen; a portending.
n.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
n.
Upholding; defense; vindication.
n.
A ejection from a benefice.
a.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
n.
The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).
n.
Evasion; subterfuge.
a.
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
n.
The act of annulling; annulment.
a.
Avoidable.
n.
The courts by which anything is carried off.
n.
A shunning; avoidance.
n.
A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
a.
Avoidable.
n.
The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
a.
Avoidable.
n.
The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.