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1、EnglishEuphemismsintheInterculturalCommunicationIntroductionEnglishEuphemism,whichisanindirectandroundaboutexpressionemployedtomentionsomethingunpleasant,isaformoflanguageaswellasaculturalphenomenon.Withthedevelopmentofsocietyandeconomy,smoothandsuccessfulcommunicationsareplayingamoreandmoreimport
2、antroleineverysocialclassandfield,especiallyintheinterculturalcommunication,ofwhichthetactfulusageofeuphemismisthemostessentialpart.Sometimeseuphemismsareusedforavoidingtaboos;andsometimestheyareusedforbeingpoliteorconsideringthefeelingsofotherpeople.Thedevelopingcivilizationofthesocietyrequirespe
3、opletobemorecultivatedandpolite,whileeuphemismisjustsuchapoliteandelegantexpressionusedinplaceofamorecommontermwhichtheuserfearsmightbeoffensive.Itisnecessaryinallsocialsituationsfromeverydayconversationstoseriousdiscussions.Anycommunicativeprincipleswouldbeimpossiblewithouttheappropriateunderstan
4、dinganduseofEnglisheuphemisms.Misunderstandingandimproperuseofeuphemismmaycreatecommunicationbarrierstointerculturalcommunication.Asweallknow,anyignoranceofdifferentsocialcustomsanddiverseculturalvaluesmaynotonlycausecommunicativeobstacles,butalsobringaboutprejudice,offence,evenhostility,allofwhic
5、harenottheconsequencesweexpectintheprocessofcommunication.Soweknowthatlanguageisnotonlythecarrierofculture,butalsotherepresentativeofit.Inotherwords,languageisinfluencedbyculture,andinthemeantimeitreflectsculture.Inordertoavoidthemisunderstandingandconflictcausedbycommunicativehinders,wehavetoknow
6、theeuphemisticexpressionsofcertainthings,especiallywhencommunicatingwithothersfrommulti-culturalbackgrounds.Therefore,masteringagoodknowledgeofEnglisheuphemismanditsdiversevaluesininterculturalcommunicationisofparticularimportance.161.DefinitionandFeaturesofEnglishEuphemism1.1DefinitionofEnglishEu
7、phemismEuphemismisauniversallinguisticphenomenon.Intheprocessofcommunication,theunsuitableortoodirectwordswillmakepeoplefeeluncomfortableandevenangry.Thenthereisagreatnecessityforustoexpressouremotionandexchangei
