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.