THE NOTION OF EUPHEMISMS IN ENGLISH 5 I.1. Definition of Euphemisms 5 I.2. Classification of Euphemisms 6 I.3. Ambiguity and Logic 9 CHAPTER II. SOURCES OF EUPHEMISMS 15 II.1. The Language of Political Correctness 15 II.2. Obscurity‚ Officialese‚Jornalese‚ Commercialese 20 II.3. Vogue Words 24 II.4. Woolliness 27 II.5. Euphemisms Used in Different Spheres of Our Life 29 CHAPTER III. TRANSLATION OF EUPHEMISMS 34 III.1. Grammatical Difficulties in Translation 34 III.2.
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Discussion on the origin of English Euphemism and its social communicative function Posted:2008-5-22 17:06:00 views:14621 [Abstract] Euphemism‚ as a common linguistic phenomenon in world culture‚ is widely used in every social class and field. English euphemism‚ as one of many euphemisms existing in the world‚ has its own deep origin‚ which include both the religious origin and the historical‚ literary origin. This thesis will try to discuss the origin of English euphemism from every aspect of
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关键词：委婉语，语言，文化，对比学习，翻译 The study on comparison and translation between English and Chinese Euphemisms Gao Hongqin Southwest University Abstract: Euphemism is one kind of figures of speech and it refers to the substitution of mild or vague or roundabout expression for harsh or direct one. As an indispensable and natural part of language‚ euphemism has been arousing wide interest. Achievements in the study of euphemism from the perspectives of rhetoric‚ semantics‚ pragmatics and
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Introduction The main task of the translator – to use all knowledge of theoretical bases of translation for transfer the communicative function of the original‚ as knowledge of theoretical bases of translation and extralinguistic realities are necessary conditions of translation. Suppliers and producers of production do everything possible to attract as much as possible consumers. For this purpose advertizing appears on screens of our television‚ by radio‚ also it appears in the form of advertizing
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A Study on English Euphemism Euphemism is defined in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(1978)as¡°(an example of)the use of a pleasanter£¬less direct name for something thought to be unpleasant.¡± The New Edition of the Oxford Concise Dictionary (1976) defines euphemism as ¡°Substitution of mild or vague or roundabout expression for harsh or direct one; expression that substituted.¡± Euphemism is to use a polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is thought
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○ ○ SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION 2010 9 Euphemisms and English Lear ning ( 511325) 【Abstract 】Euphemisms are a linguistic technique for people to achieve various goals in communication.So mastering euphemisms is very important for our English learning.This passage mainly talks about relations of euphemisms and English learning. 【Key words 】Euphemism ；English learning 1 Introduction Euphemisms are “defensive in nature offsetting the power of tabooed terms and otherwise eradicating
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Masaryk University Brno Faculty of Education Department of English Language and Literature Euphemisms Brno 2012 Author: Mgr. Kristýna Šebková Supervisor: Mgr. Radek Vogel‚ PhD. 1 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor Mgr. Radek Vogel‚ Ph.D. for revising my thesis and his helpful and friendly attitude. 2 Declaration I hereby declare that this paper is completely my own work and that I used only the sources listed in the bibliography. ....................
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Article review Arabic euphemism: the question of politeness in translation Purpose: The article explains euphemism definition and shows the main characteristics of euphemism and the use of it in several discourses. It provides Arabic examples of euphemisms that been used by native speakers of Arabic language. Also‚ it explains the reason behind using this linguistic politeness strategy. In addition the study expose the use o euphemism in the old classical Arabic with examples occurred in the
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A euphemism is defined as a non-harmful phrase or word used to substitute another word or phrase that is seen as‚ in some way‚ unpleasant. These words and phrases‚ though created with the best possible intentions‚ are slowly causing the English language to decay. For example‚ penitentiaries used to be led by a warden. In an effort to seem politically correct‚ penitentiaries‚ prisons and jails have been renamed to the‚ allegedly less controversial‚ title of “correctional facility” or “detention facility
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Etymology and usage The word euphemism comes from the Greek word ευφημία (euphemia)‚ meaning "the use of words of good omen"‚ which in turn is derived from the Greek root-words eu (ευ)‚ "good/well" + pheme (φήμι) "speech/speaking"‚ meaning glory‚ flattering speech‚ praise. Etymologically‚ the eupheme is the opposite of the blaspheme (evil-speaking). The term euphemism itself was used as a euphemism by the ancient Greeks‚ meaning "to keep a holy silence" (speaking well by not speaking at all). Historical
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