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1、浅谈英语委婉语及其社会功能【关键词】委婉语；起源；形成；社会功能I.IntroductionEuphemismisaculturalphenomenonaswellasalinguisticconcept.Everylanguagehasitsowneuphemism,sodoesEnglish.Itisdeeplyrootedinsociallifeandhasagreatinfluenceonsocialcommunication.AsanindispensableandnaturalpartofEnglishlanguage,Englisheuphemismhasattract
2、edpeople’sattentionforalongtime.Sinceeuphemismwascoined,ithasplayedaveryimportantroleinpeople’scommunication.Thecommunicationwithouteuphemismisunimaginable.Euphemismisusedlikelubrication,whichmakesthecommunicationgoonsmoothly.ThisthesiswillhaveanoverviewoftheoriginofEnglisheuphemism,andstateits
3、formationandsocialfunctions.Asalinguisticconcept,Englisheuphemismhascloserelationshipswithwesterncultures,andittrulyreflectslivingvaluesofEnglishpeopleandtheirhistory.Euphemismisaparticularlygoodmediumforaccesstolanguageforce,whichhasprovidedaneffectiveapproachtounderstandingthehumanmind.Thestu
4、dyofEnglisheuphemismcanhelpusunderstandthewesterncultureandpromotetheinternationaldevelopmentbecauseeuphemismsarewidelyusedininternationalnegotiations.SothereisagreatneedforustostudyEnglisheuphemism,including:itsorigin,itsformationanditssocialfunctions,etc.II.TheDefinitionandClassificationofEng
5、lishEuphemismA.DefinitionEuphemismisauniversallinguisticphenomenon.Nearlyineverylanguage,therearesomedisgustingwordswhichmakepeoplefeelembarrassed.Intheprocessofcommunication,theunsuitableortoodirectwordswillmakepeoplefeeluncomfortable,evenangry.Thenthereisagreatneedforustouseatactfulwaytoexpre
6、ssemotion,exchangeideas.Thatistosay,touseapleasant,mildorindirectwordsorphrasestaketheplaceoftabooedwords.Itisknownthateuphemismisaformoflanguageintentionallycreatedinsocialrelationtoachieveidealcommunication.Withoutthem,anylanguagewouldseemtobebluntandflavorless,voidofpolitenessandvividnesstos
7、omeextent.Asatoolintheprocessofpeopleusinglanguage,euphemismisanimportantwayforpeopletodealwiththesocialrelationships.Likeakindoflubrication,euphemismenablespeopletoexpresswhatcannotbeuttereddirectlyandensurescommunicationtobecarr
