Abstract Political euphemism is a tool for political leaders to control information transmission. Based on some examples‚ this paper begins with a summary of three features which distinguish political euphemism from others. Then‚ it discusses its two social functions based on Austin’s Speech Act Theory: 1. as political leaders’ tool‚ political euphemism plays the role of hiding the truth and legalizing wrong behaviors; 2. it influences people’s sense of right and wrong as well as their understanding
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Analysis of Euphemism from the Perspective of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle [Abstract]: Euphemism plays an important role in our daily interaction with others. Appropriate use of euphemism guarantees smooth communication between speakers. Likewise‚ the Cooperative Principle and the Politeness Principle also ensure efficient and successful communication among people. However‚ it is notable that the actual use of euphemisms violates the Cooperative Principle while observing the Politeness
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Language is a medium of communication that allows people to share things one to another as well as to express their communicative needs (Wardhaugh‚ 1997:07). As a social creature‚ human needs a tool called language to communicate to others. In communication‚ participants are given chance to share information and belief‚ exchange ideas and feelings‚ make plans and solve problems. Every language can create new words to describe new situation and objects. Therefore
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1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF DANANG PHAN TH THU TH Y AN INVESTIGATION INTO ENGLISH - VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION OF EUPHEMISM Subject Area : The English Language Code : 60.22.15 M.A. THESIS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Supervisor: TR N ĐÌNH NGUYÊN‚ M.A. DANANG - 2011 i DECLARATION Except where reference is made in the text of the thesis‚ this thesis contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a thesis by which I have qualified
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Language and the Social Construction of Reality: Spinning Social Reality with Euphemisms Steve Eliason Montana State University‚ Billings ABSTRACT This paper describes an exercise I use in my introductory sociology classes that introduces students to language and the social construction of reality process. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is widely taught in introductory sociology classes and suggests that we perceive the world in terms of our own language‚ and that individual languages produce different
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Modern Use of Euphemisms Code switching‚ lying‚ and slang play important roles in how people interact with one another. As society moves into a more technological age‚ the way humans interact with each other changes drastically. The most important areas in which code changing plays its role would appear in how people‚ particularly teenagers‚ interact with parents‚ friends‚ and teachers. As they “are milder or less abrasive form of a negative description instead of its original‚ unsympathetic form”
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1 Mary Anne Lightfoot English 1101.308 Fall 2014 QUESTION: In paragraph 7‚ Sullivan refers to a “euphemism.” What is a euphemism and what examples does he give? In what way do euphemisms “build a wall between gay people and their own families”? Given his argument‚ do you think Sullivan would consider the term same-sex marriage (which he doesn’t use) a euphemism? Why or why not? Euphemisms Hurt Creating emotional bonds and forming loving relationships are tough skills to learn for most human
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Obama’s Euphemisms: Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq Rationale Euphemisms are used in writing to reduce offenses or disturbances in the audience created by certain words or phrases. Euphemisms are widely used in normal social contexts‚ the media and even politics. Politicians use euphemisms in their rhetoric to lessen the impact of their words to avoid creating alarm and heighten emotions. Political euphemisms often “sugar coat” the real message and do not give an actual portrayal of the message
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descriptions best captures the difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism? A. A dysphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a reader’s attitude‚ and a euphemism is employed to create a positive effect on a reader’s attitude. A dysphemism is a form of rhetoric‚ but a euphemism is not. A euphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a reader’s attitude‚ and a dysphemism is employed to create a positive effect on a reader’s attitude. A euphemism is a form of rhetoric‚ but a dysphemism is
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describes the four categories of doublespeak that are euphemism‚ jargon‚ gobbledygook‚ and inflated.
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