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1、浅谈英语委婉语的分类、构成方式及社会功能([Abstract]AsanindispensableandnaturalpartofEnglishlanguage,Englisheuphemismshaveexistedforalongtime.Theappearanceofeverything,includingeuphemism,hasitsreasons.TheemergenceofEnglisheuphemismshasacloserelationismsplayanimportantroleinsocialmunication,theyainlydeal
2、ation,classificationandsocialfunctionofEnglisheuphemisms.VariousmethodshavebeenusedtoformEnglisheuphemisms,includingphoicdevices,spellingdevices,vocabularydevices,grammaticaldevicesandrhetoricaldevices.ThepaperalsotriestoclassifyEnglisheuphemismsaccordingtothecontent.Englisheuphemis
3、msarealmostemployedinallfieldsoflifesuchasinthefieldofdailylife,inthefieldofeducation,inthefieldoflaerceandindustry.Fromthedaytheycameintobeing,Englisheuphemismsplaytheroleofsociallubricator.anypeoplehavedefinedeuphemism.Herearesomeofthedefinitions.(1)“(exampleofthe)useofpleasant,mi
4、ldorindirectoreaccurateordirectones.”[1](2)“apoliteoredirectonetoavoidshockingorupsettingsomeone.”[2](3)“alessdirectethingunpleasantorembarrassing.”[3](4)“Substitutionofmildorvagueorroundaboutexpressionforharshordirectone;Expressionthussubstituted.”[4](5)“apoliteethingunpleasantorem
5、barrassing,suchasdeathandsex.”[5](6)“Aeuphemismisusedasanalternativetoadispreferredexpression,inordertoavoidpossiblelossofface:Eitherone’soethirdparty.”[6]Justastheabovedefinitionsstate,someharsh,blunt,unpleasantoroffensivethingsinlifeshouldnotbestateddirectlyandtruthfullyincertaino
6、ccasions.Underthesecircumstances,somebetter-soundingnamesshouldbeused.Euphemismisapartofhumanlanguageasenonofdifferentnations.TheusageofEnglisheuphemismreflectsethicsandbehavioralcodeofpeopleinEnglish-speakingcountries.Fromthedayitcameintobeing,euphemismfunctionsasthelubricatorofmun
7、ication.Thusitenablespeopletoliveinharmonyandmakesconversationssmoothandsuccessful.Thefolloation,classificationandsocialfunctionofEnglisheuphemisms.2.TheoriginofEnglisheuphemisms“Euphemismisthelinguisticreflectionofsocialpsychologyandaproductofsocialandculturalenvironment.”[7]“Inism
8、sinearlytimesorigin
