从英语委婉语看西方文化的禁忌英语专业.doc

2013届毕业论文 从英语委婉语看西方文化的禁忌 A Study of Taboos in the Western Cultures from the Perspective of English Euphemisms 院 部 外 国 语 学 院 专 业 英 语 专 业 班 级 姓 名 金 巧 云 学 号 0940801206 指 导 教 师 方 小 勇 完成时间：2013年6月  A Study of Taboos in the Western Cultures from the Perspective of English Euphemisms by Jin Qiaoyun Under the Supervision of Associate Professor Fang Xiaoyong School of Foreign Languages Jiangsu University of Science and Technology June, 2013  Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Fang Xiaoyong, who has offered me plenty of information and advice in my writing this paper. I am deeply grateful to him for his intellectual guidance, selfless help and patience in the completion of this thesis. Secondly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my dear classmates for their providing me with information I need and for their patience and care during the last month when I was away from school. I think it is time for me to say thank you to my dear friends since we are going to graduate in two months. In the past four years, we have experienced happiness and sorrow together, and we have overcome many difficulties, which makes us close to each other. Last but not least, my thanks would go to my beloved family. I would never have this opportunity to extend my thanks to my teachers or my classmates without my familys support, patience and love.   Contents Abstract in English I Abstract in Chinese II I. Introduction 1 1.1. The definition of euphemisms 1 1.2. The origin of English euphemisms 1 II. Taboos of English euphemisms and their connotation 3 2.1. The classification of English euphemisms 3 2.2. The function of English euphemisms 3 2.2.1. Function of taboos 3 2.2.2. Function of politeness 4 2.2.3. Function o