On Characteristics and Application of English Euphemism 英语专业毕业论文

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1、OnCharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemism题目：OnCharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemism专业班级：07级英语专业（3）班作者姓名：xxxxx作者学号：指导教师：xxxxx、撰文时间：2010年8月20日OnCharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemismContentsAbstractⅰ摘要ⅱIntroduction11TheOriginandDefinitionofEuphemism22TheCharacteristic

2、sofEnglishEuphemism32.1Universality32.2HavingDivisionoftheSentimentalColor32.3HavingLife42.4Sociality42.5Re-symbolism42.6Arbitrariness52.7Accuracy52.8Conventionality53TheApplicationofEnglishEuphemisminDailyLife63.1InOccupationApplication63.1.1ToRaisetheProfessionalStatus63.1.2ToBeautifyCoarse

3、,GratingOccupation73.1.3ToUsetheAnalogy73.2InEducationApplication83.3InPoliticsandWarApplication83.4InDiseaseApplication93.5InAgeandWeightApplication103.6InSexApplication113.7InBirthApplication11Conclusion13Bibliography14OnCharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemism[Abstract]：Ineverysocie

4、tytherearecertainthingsthataresupposedtobeunspeakable.Afairnumberofwordsmakesomeoneembarrassed、unhappy、dislikeorfearwhenusedincommunication.Ifweexpressthemeaninginthedirectway,wewillmakesuchimpressionwhichisvulgar,frivolous,andimpolite.Inordertoavoidtheembarrassmentoreasethestingofharshwords,

5、manhascreatedeuphemisms.Inwesterncultures,manyofthefieldsthatpeopletendtoeuphemizewidelyarenotdifferentfromanywhereintheworld.Thispaperintroducestheoriginanddefinitionofeuphemism,thecharacteristicsofEnglisheuphemismandtheapplicationofEnglisheuphemismandthecausesofusingeuphemism,withmuchweight

6、attachedtothelatterthree.[KeyWords]：Englisheuphemismtaboocontextcharacteristicsapplication14OnCharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemism[摘要]：在任何一个社会中，总有些不能直截了当说出来的话。在人们交际的过程中，有些词语使人尴尬，惹人不快，招人讨厌或令人害怕，如果直接表达出来会给人一种粗俗、轻浮、无礼的印象。因此在一些场合为了避免难堪，或减轻对人的感情伤害，人们创造了委婉语。在西方社会文化生活中，在很多领域，人们广泛地使用着委婉语，这

7、和世界上多数地区是一样的。本文追溯了委婉语的历史渊源，界定了委婉语的概念，随后着重介绍了英语委婉语的特点及在各个领域的应用，并探讨了人们使用这些委婉语的原因。[关键词]:英语委婉语禁忌语语境特点应用14OnCharacteristicsandApplicationofEnglishEuphemismIntroductionEuphemismreferstomild,agreeable,orroundaboutwordsusedinplaceofcoarse,painful,oro