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1、EnglishEuphemismsintheInterculturalCommunicationIntroductionEnglishEuphemism,whichisanindirectandroundaboutexpressionemployedtomentionsomethingunpleasant,isaformoflanguageaswellasaculturalphenomenon.Withthedevelopmentofsocietyandeconomy,smoothandsuccessfulcomm
2、unicationsareplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleineverysocialclassandfield,especiallyintheinterculturalcommunication,ofwhichthetactfulusageofeuphemismisthemostessentialpart.Sometimeseuphemismsareusedforavoidingtaboos;andsometimestheyareusedforbeingpoliteorconside
3、ringthefeelingsofotherpeople.Thedevelopingcivilizationofthesocietyrequirespeopletobemorecultivatedandpolite,whileeuphemismisjustsuchapoliteandelegantexpressionusedinplaceofamorecommontermwhichtheuserfearsmightbeoffensive.Itisnecessaryinallsocialsituationsfrome
4、verydayconversationstoseriousdiscussions.AnycommunicativeprincipleswouldbeimpossiblewithouttheappropriateunderstandinganduseofEnglisheuphemisms.Misunderstandingandimproperuseofeuphemismmaycreatecommunicationbarrierstointerculturalcommunication.Asweallknow,anyi
5、gnoranceofdifferentsocialcustomsanddiverseculturalvaluesmaynotonlycausecommunicativeobstacles,butalsobringaboutprejudice,offence,evenhostility,allofwhicharenottheconsequencesweexpectintheprocessofcommunication.Soweknowthatlanguageisnotonlythecarrierofculture,b
6、utalsotherepresentativeofit.Inotherwords,languageisinfluencedbyculture,andinthemeantimeitreflectsculture.Inordertoavoidthemisunderstandingandconflictcausedbycommunicativehinders,wehavetoknowtheeuphemisticexpressionsofcertainthings,especiallywhencommunicatingwi
7、thothersfrommulti-culturalbackgrounds.Therefore,masteringagoodknowledgeofEnglisheuphemismanditsdiversevaluesininterculturalcommunicationisofparticularimportance.151.DefinitionandFeaturesofEnglishEuphemism1.1DefinitionofEnglishEuphemismEuphemismisauniversalling
8、uisticphenomenon.Intheprocessofcommunication,theunsuitableortoodirectwordswillmakepeoplefeeluncomfortableandevenangry.Thenthereisagreatnecessityforustoexpressouremotionandexchangei
