A brief discussion of the cultural diferences between English and Chinese euphemism 浅谈英汉委婉语的文化差异

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1、第15页AbriefdiscussionoftheculturaldiferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseeuphemismContentsAcknowledgements……………………………………………………..…………..…IEnglishAbstract……………………………………………………………….……IIChineseAbstract…………………………………………………………….……….IIIChapter1Introduction………………………………………………….……..………11.

2、1Thedefinitionofeuphemism……………………………………….……11.2Thefeaturesofeuphemism……………………………………….………21.2.1Nationalcharacteristic………………………………………………21.2.2Regionalfeature……………………………………………….……21.2.3IndirectandImplicit………………………………………………31.2.4Universality…………………………………………………………31.2.5Humor

3、………………………………………………………….……31.2.6Vagueness…………………………………………………….……..4Chapter2Euphemism,LanguageandCulture…………………………………..……52.1Thedefinitionofculture………………………………………..…………52.2Languageandculture……………………………………………..………62.3Euphemismandculture……………………………………………..……6Chapter3ACompar

4、isonAboutEnglishandChineseEuphemism…………..………83.1Euphemismsfordeath……………………………………………………83.2Euphemismsforoldage…………………………………………….……93.3Euphemismsforpoverty…………………………………………...……103.4Euphemismsformarriageandpregnancy………………………………113.5Euphemismsfordisease…………………………………………………12

5、Chapter4Conclusion………………………………………………………………14References……………………………………………………………………………15第15页AbstractOneofthemostimportantwaysforourhumanbeingstocommunicatewithothersislanguage.Languageisanimportantmeansforpeopletomaintaintheirsocialrelationship.However,therearemanythingswh

6、icharesupposedtobeunspeakable.Manywordsalsomakepeopleembarrassedandunhappy.So,inordertoavoidtheoffensivenessandmisunderstandings,peopleusuallyusetheindirectorpleasantexpressionstoreplacewiththoseunpleasantandrudewordsincommunication.Wecallthateuphemism.Euphemismplaysani

7、mportantroleinpeople’ssocialcommunicationandexistsinalmosteverycultureandsociety.Inordertohelpthelanguagelearnertounderstandeuphemismbetter,thisthesismainlyexplorestheculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseeuphemisms.Inchapterone,theauthorintroducesthedefinitionandf

8、eaturesofeuphemism.Inchaptertwo,theauthorintroducestherelationshipbetweeneuphemism,languageandculture.Chaptert