委婉语在英语新闻中的角色.docVIP

【标题】委婉语在英语新闻中的角色 【作者】冉 墁 【关键词】委婉语；分类；功能 【指导老师】曾 文 武 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionA. The Definition of English Euphemism?? Euphemism is a universal linguistic phenomenon born of taboo. In many social communications, because of differences of culture, religion, politics, custom, people must avoid many things, can not do many things, which form the social taboo as usually say. In the process of people’s daily associations, Its name also cannot be mentioned?,so it becomes language taboo gradually?,however due to many reasons?,people cannot dodge them. The words that instead of others words are called euphemism.? The word euphemism was derived from the Greek word euphemisms, which means fair speech?.the prefix?“eu” means?“good”?,?“sound well” and??“pheme” means?“saying or speech”??.and thus the literal meaning of euphemism is words of good omen. Oxford dictionary defined euphemism as example of use of pleasant mild of indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones. In Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language is?“the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought substituted”. Rawson Blunt, a British writer, defined euphemism as?“a good favorable interpretation of a bad word”?.Encyclopedia Britannica?(1994) also defines euphemism as?“a figure of speech in which something of an unpleasant, distressing or indelicate nature is described in less offensive terms”.???? From the above discussions, it can be seen that euphemism is characterized by the avoidance of certain language and evasive expression. The speakers use words or expressions as a protective shield against the anger or disapproval of natural or supernatural things.?B. The 0rigins of English EuphemismEnglish 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 part will try to discuss the origin of English euphemism fr