英语专业A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Euphemisms.doc

毕 业 论 文 A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Euphemisms 学生姓名： 学号： 学 院： 专 业： 指导教师： 2012年 6月 A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Euphemisms by Du Qianru A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Department of Foreign Languages of North University of China Under the Supervision of Cui Xiuzhen June 20, 2012 Table of Contents Acknowledgements……………………………………………………..…………..…i Abstract in English……………………………………………………………… ii Abstract in Chinese……………………………………………………………… iii Table of Contents……………………………………….…………………………iv I Introduction ………………………………………………………………………1 II A Brief Introduction to Euphemism…………………………7 2.1A General Review of the Studies on Euphemism…… ……………………7 2.2 Definition of Euphemism …………………………………………………….. 8 2.2.1 Origin and Definition of Euphemism ……………………….……….. 9 2.2.2 Euphemism and Taboo ……………………….…………………….. 11 2.3 Formation of Euphemism …………………………………………………..26 III Study on Euphemisms in English and Chinese…………………………….,,,……39 3.1 Comparison of Euphemisms in English and Chinese …………………………… ………………51 3.2 Cultural Reasons for the Differences in Expressions……………………………………………..…….. …………………… 57 IV conclusion …………………………………………..…65 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………..…….. 72 Acknowledgements: At the point of finishing this paper, I’d like to express my sincere thanks to all those who have lent me hands in the course of my writing this paper. First of all, Id like to take this opportunity to show my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Ms.Cui, who has given me so much useful advices on my writing, and has tried her best to improve my paper. Secondly, I’d like to express my gratitude to all my classmates offered me references and information on time. Last but not the least, I’d like to thank those leaders, teachers and working staff especially those in the School of Foreign L