This study examines a collection of expressions for the taboo topic of menstruation in Dutch, German, and Mandarin Chinese. A model for the identification of conceptualization patterns in taboo verbalizations is set up, analyzing each expression according to the X-phemistic mechanisms and, if applicable, the metaphorical source domains or metonymic vehicles at its origin. The various conceptualizations of menstruation are approached from a socio-cultural perspective; variation in conceptualization is examined through a correspondence regression analysis with three speaker-related explanatory variables (L1 and associated cultural background, menstrual experience, and age group). The underlying interest is linguo-cultural as the study aims to verify whether dominant menstrual attitudes are reflected in the linguistic conceptualization of menstruation within each socio-cultural group. Such correlations are indeed found, although the youngest age-group shows some unexpected linguistic behavior.

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女性、血液和危险事物：月经概念的社会文化差异

本研究考察了荷兰语、德语和普通话中有关月经禁忌话题的一系列表达方式。建立了一个识别禁忌言语中概念化模式的模型，根据 X-phemistic 机制以及（如果适用）其起源的隐喻源域或转喻载体分析每个表达。月经的各种概念是从社会文化的角度来看待的；通过使用三个与说话者相关的解释变量（L1 和相关文化背景、月经经历和年龄组）进行对应回归分析来检查概念化的变化。潜在的兴趣是语言文化，因为该研究旨在验证主导月经态度是否反映在每个社会文化群体内月经的语言概念化中。尽管最年轻的年龄组表现出一些意想不到的语言行为，但确实发现了这种相关性。