The Influence of Language and Culture on Euphemism 英语专业毕业论文

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1、TheInfluenceofLanguageandCultureonEuphemismAbstract:EuphemismisacommonphenomenoninEnglish-ChineseLanguage.Itisanepitomeoftheirsocietyandculturetoacertaindegree.ThisdissertationisasimplediscussiononChinese-Englisheuphemism,whichhaveangreatimpactontheirrespectivecultureandtradition,aswellastheircultur

2、edifferenceinwesternandeasterncountry.Thiswoulddoagoodjobinremovingthebarrieroftrans-culturecommunicationandimprovingculturecommunication.Keywords:euphemismandlanguageandculture;function;comparison摘要：委婉语是中英语言中共同的一个语言现象,委婉语在一定程度上是中西方社会和文化的一个缩影。本文就中英委婉语对各自文化中的传统,发挥的作用等进行了简单的探讨,以及了解东西方委婉语的文化异同,这将有益于清除跨

3、文化交际中的障碍,促进文化交流。关键词：委婉语与语言；文化；功能；比较ContentsAbstractI.Introduction………………………………………………………………(1)II.Language,CultureandEuphemism………………………………………(2)2.1LanguageandEuphemism……………………………………………………(2)2.2CultureandEuphemism………………………………………………………(3)III.Functionsofeuphemisminlanguageandculture………………(3)3.1Functionsof

4、Euphemism……………………………………………………(3)3.1.1AvoidingTaboo…………………………………………………………(3)3.1.2ShowingPoliteness………………………………………………………(4)3.1.3ConcealingTrut…………………………………………………………(4)3.1.4Beautification…………………………………………………………(5)IV.ThecomparisonbetweenChineseandEnglishinthefieldoflanguageandcultureandfromEuphemisms…………

5、……………………(5)4.1InTermsofLanguage…………………………………………………………(5)4.1.1LexicalDevice…………………………………………………………(5)4.1.2PhoneticDevice…………………………………………………………(6)4.1.3RhetoricalDevice………………………………………………………(7)4.2InTermsofCulture……………………………………………………………(7)4.2.1DifferentReligions………………………………………………………(7)4.2.2DifferentPracti

6、ces……………………………………………………(8)4.2.3DifferentConnotationsofOld…………………………………………(9)V.Conclusion…………………………………………………………………(9)Bibliography…………………………………………………………………(10)I.IntroductionNowwehavejoinedWTOandwewillorganizetheOlympicGamesinBeijingin2008.Wealsohavemorechancestoholdworld-widemeetings,activities,etc.Th

7、erefore,wewantexchangewithforeignereasilythatweshouldknewtheircultureandlanguagemoreandmore.EuphemismisexistinChineseandEnglish.ThereisnodenyingthefactthateuphemismisaLanguageandcultureappearance,itca