However‚ it sometimes occurs that cognitive and communicative principles are overridden because of the speaker’s expressive needs or a particular social situation. The violation of the principles in question may result in the use of metonymy – based euphemisms which I will try to explore in the following discussion. As it was mentioned before‚ there are certain cognitive and communicative principles which account for the choice of preferred metonymic vehicles. Among cognitive principles we distinguish
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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 religion
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Neil Postman‚ a famous writer‚ professor of media ecology at New York University‚ in “Euphemism” discusses the social and cultural significance of euphemism by tackling its aspects. Firstly‚ Postman begins his expository with a common‚ dictionary-entry-type definition of euphemism” – an auspicious or exalted term that is used in place of more down- to earth term. Postman reveals that euphemism has got a bad name because it is a way to give pretty names to essentially ugly realities. And he
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Examples of Euphemism A euphemism is a polite expression used in place of words or phrases that otherwise might be considered harsh or unpleasant to hear. Euphemisms are used regularly‚ and there are many examples in every day language. Ads by Google Create eBooks Online‚ Use Our Free Software to Publish Your Book and Get Paid For It! www.foboko.com Types of Euphemisms To Soften an Expression Some euphemisms are used in order to make a blunt or unpleasant truth seem less harsh. Examples of
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1 Introduction Since the 1970s‚ one of the biggest changes in modern English has been the return of euphemism. The English word "euphemism ’ ’ originated from the Greek word "euphemismos"‚ which means "fair or good speech". The prefix "eu" means "good‚ sounds well good" and the root ’ ’pheme ’ ’ means ’ ’saying or speech ’ ’. And thus the literal meaning of ’ ’euphemism ’ ’ is ’ ’good speech ’ ’ or ’ ’saying something that sounds well good” (Liu Chunbao‚ 2001). (This is ungrammatical
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your child from feeling sad or grieving‚ it’s to encourage them to express their feelings and to help them develop coping skills that will serve them well into adulthood. ➧ Be Direct With Your Child When discussing death with a child‚ never use euphemisms that may be scary‚ like saying that the dead person has simply “gone to sleep.” Not only can that kind of
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Amanda Davies Kristin Thiry English 1510: Composition 1 July 25th‚ 2012 Speaking Doubles William Lutz was an American linguistic‚ born December 12‚ 1940‚ who specialized in the use of plain language and the avoidance of deceptive language. Lutz received a master’s degree in English at Marquette University in 1963‚ his doctorate in 1971 from University of Nevada‚ Reno‚ and then began teaching as a professor at Rutger’s University’s campus in Camden‚ New Jersey that same year. He didn’t retire
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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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"Yes‚ it ’s only Reservation Blues but I like it:" On the Connection between Christian and Native Religions One of the most interesting aspects of the anthropological study of Catherine A. Lutz‚ entitled Unnatural Emotions‚ is that the author applies the same sort of intense self-examination to her own project as an anthropologist amongst the Ifaluk as she does to the Ifaluk themselves. Every individual at some point in his or her own life has been confronted with the surprise‚ after all‚ that
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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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