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1、Euphemism1. Functionfortaboo.Wehaveknownthateuphemismrootsintherespectablenesstogodsinreligion.Lateron,euphemismspreadtomanyaspects.Whenwesaysomethingaboutdeathandsenescent变老的,显老的,birthandsex,pregnantanddelivery,prostituteandseduction勾引、诱拐,sexualactionsandsexualorgans,w
2、ecannotsaythemoutdirectlybutonlytousecertaintactfulwordstoinstead.Thiskindofwordshasbeenusedwidelyuptonow.Today,peoplealsocreatedmoretabooeuphemism.Wecanmainlydividedthemintothreesorts:1) DeathandoldageSuchas“topassaway,todepart,togotosleep,togotoheaven,togotoone’slast,
3、togotoabetterplace,tobeatrest,tobeatpeace,tobewithGod,tobeinHeaven,tobewiththeangels,totaketheeasywayout,tolaydownone’slife,thefinalsummons:gettingon(inyears),pastone’sageprime,feelingone’sagesecondchildhood,senior,citizens,goldenyears,longerliving,wellpreserved,seasonedexp
4、erienced”andsoon.2) BirthandsexualloveSuchas“tocomeintotheworld,delicatecondition,takenill.,thelady-in-waiting,love-begotten,alovebrat,business,action,love-making,ballingtheJack,larksinthenight,bellyhigh,inone’sbirthdaysuit,achicken,acompanion,tomakeeyesat,astreetgirl,t
5、heoldestprofession”andsoon.3) DiseasesanddisastersSuchas“socialdisease,agrowth.Self-deliverance,Self-violence,oldNewtontookhim,happydispatch,tobeblownacrossthecreekandsoon.Thereisnoeasytoignorethattaboofunctionofeuphemismhasafirmstatusinpeople’smind.Eventoday,theAmerica
6、nsaredaretosay“Friday”andthenumberthirteen!2.FunctionforcoverAnotherreasonforusingeuphemismisthateuphemismitselfsometimescanberatherspuriousanddeceptive.Thenthiskindofcharacterbecomesatoolofsomepoliticiansandprofiteerstocheatthesociety.Theyuseeuphemismtocoversomeevilinciden
7、tsinoursociety.Suchasscandal,war,crime,drug,racidismanddecline.Afterthe“Watergate”inAmerica,thegovernmentcreatedalotof“plumbers”.Thisfunctionofeuphemismisalsousedwidelyindiplomacyandmilitary.3.FunctionforpolitenessTheotherfunctionofeuphemismisforpolite.Wetryoutbesttousesome
8、tactfulwordstoavoidthehurttoothersandshowourrespectableness,politeness,andconsider
