“And there is also verbophobia, which is the fear of words. In that case, it is best to keep quiet, said Juan de Dios Martínez. It’s a bit more complicated than that, because words are everywhere, even in silence, which is never complete silence, isn’t that so?”RobertoBolaño（2666，Barcelona：Anagrama，2004）。Verbophobia也被称为logophobia，verbophobia是字的持续存在，异常和恐惧不合理。Also known as logophobia, verbophobia is the persistent, abnormal and unjustified fear of words. 什么可以触发这样一个奇怪的现象？已经进行了许多研究来确定这一点。有人声称某些词引起厌恶的原因与语音成分有关。然而，在奥伯林大学教授Paul Thibodeau最近的一项研究中，进行了一个非常有趣的实验，可以确定语音学不是这种特殊恐惧背后的真正原因。What could trigger such an odd phenomenon? Numerous studies have been conducted to determine this. Some claim that the reason some words provoke aversion is related to phonological components. However, in a recent study by Paul Thibodeau, a professor at Oberlin University, a very interesting experiment was conducted that could determine that phonology is not the real reason behind this peculiar phobia. 在研究中，一个个体主体与厌恶反应的语音相似的单词一再重复给对象。然而，这个问题并没有对他们的抵赖作出反应。对于Thibodeau来说，鄙视某些话语的真正原因在于它们的内涵。In the study, phonologically similar words, to which an individual subject reacted with aversion, were repeated to the subject over and over again. However, the subject did not react with repudiation towards them. For Thibodeau the real reason for despising certain words lies in their connotation然而，从心理分析的观点来看，眩晕的真正原因是完全不一样的。精神分析师认为这种情况与心理虐待引发的创伤有关。某些单词或短语，无论是否贬低，但以这种方式和在某些场合使用，可能会在将来产生厌恶，恐惧甚至恐慌; 即使这个问题没有意识地记得遭受任何类型的暴力。When observed from a psychoanalytic point of view, however, the true cause of verbophobia is a different story altogether. Psychoanalysts believe that this condition is related to a trauma triggered by psychological abuse. Certain words or phrases, whether they are pejorative or not, but used in this way and in certain occasions, can produce aversion, fear or even panic in the future; even if the subject does not consciously remember having suffered any type of violence.这种情况如何表现？主要症状是恐慌，出汗，头痛，震颤和眩晕。恐惧症也可能与恐惧拼写错误，误读或滥用言论有关。在这些情况下，患有这种苦难的人几乎不可能公开发言。How is this condition manifested? Panic, sweating, headaches, tremors and dizziness are the main symptoms. Verbophobia, can also be related to the fear of misspelled, mispronounced or misused words. In these cases, people suffering from this affliction find it almost impossible to speak in public.。
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