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The Communicative Functions and Structural Principles of the English Euphemisms
TAN Ming-xian
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2016.11.004
Huai Yin Normal University, Huai An, China
In the communication course of the language, the people will meet the unpleasant or awkward things unavoidably, and the direct, clear language states undoubtedly offend others, which will influence relations between people. So people avoid saying those words concerned with unpleasantness, and avoid saying those words which even can damage mutual relation, damage personal image. They change to use some gilded word to express their ideas. Euphemism, bearing the important task of lubrication of society, then comes into being. Without euphemism, the world operation will stop because of friction; the world will be filled with hatred. This article pays attention to analyzing the three communicative functions and the two structural principles of the English euphemisms mainly from the theory of modern linguistics.
euphemisms, communicative function, structural principle, diversity of euphemisms, correlation of euphemisms
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