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1、论英语委婉语的社会功能摘要：委婉语是人类社会中普遍存在的一种语言现象，是随着人类的不断变化发展，而逐渐形成的，用语言来调剂人际关系的一种重耍手段。它具有重要的社会功能性。而当今社会，英语作为一种适用范围非常广的语言,了解英语委婉语的社会功能显得很必要。本文从四个方面分析其功能性，即：避讳功能，礼貌功能，礼仪功能和掩饰功能，和其使用方法。关键词：委婉语，社会功能，用法OntheSocialFunctionsofEuphemisminEnglishAbstract:Euphemismisacommonlanguagephenomenoninsocialli
2、fe.Itappearedwiththedevelopmentofhumanbeing.Itisamediumthatuseslanguagetocoordinateinterpersonalrelationship.Andeuphemismhasimportantsocialfunctions.Atthepresent，manypeopleuseEnglish.Soitisobviouslynecessarytoknowit.Thepaperwilltalkaboutitsusageandsocialfunctionsfromfourparts:th
3、eEvasiveFunction,thePoliteFunction，theRitualFunction,andtheDisguisedFunction.Keywords:Euphemism,socialfunctions,usageIntroductionEuphemismisacommonphenomenonintheprocessofusinglanguage.Itisnotonlyasociallanguagephenomenon,butitisalsoaculturalone.Nomatterwhereweareorwhatwedo,weal
4、lneedlanguagetocommunicate.However,everylanguagehasitsowntaboos，becauseofthedifferentculturalbackgrounds,customsorthehabitsoflife.Therefore,wealwaysusetheeuphemismtoavoidthetaboos.Andtheeuphemismhasagreatinfluenceonsocialcommunication.Itmakescommunicationgoonsmoothly.Wecanavoide
5、mbarrassmentorunhappinessbyusingit.At（hepresent,Englishisafamouslanguage.Itiswildlyusedinourdailylife.ThestudyofEnglisheuphemismcanhelpusunderstandwesterncultures,customsaswellashabitsoflife.Itisgoodtopromoteinternationalcommunication,andenhancethefriendlycooperationbetweeneasta
6、ndwest.Euphemismplaysanimportantroleinourdailycommunication.Sothereisagreatneedforustolearneuphemism,includingitsdefinitions,itsoriginanditssocialfunctionsandsoon.2.TheDefinitionsandOriginofEuphemism2.1TheDefinitionsofEuphemismAsweallknow,intheprocessofcommunication,peoplefeelun
7、comfortable,evenangry,ifthewordsareunsuitableortoodirect.Thenthereisagreatneedforustouseaprettyindirectwaytoshowouremotionsorideas.Thatistosayto“useofpleasant,mildorindirectwordsorphasesinplaceofmoreordirectones.”⑴Weallthewordsorphraseseuphemism.“TheEnglishword“euphemism”derived
8、fromGreekword“euphemismos”.Theprefix“eu”means“g
