密级: NANCHANG UNIVERSITY 学士学位论文 THESIS OF BACHELOR (2008—2012年) 题目: 试析英语委婉语的语用感悟 英文题目: Pragmatic Insights into English Euphemism 系别: 英汉语言文学系 专业: 英语 班级: 学号: 姓名: 指导老师: 起讫日期: 二零一二年五月 学士学位论文原创性声明 本人郑重声明:,,. 本人签名: 日期: ABSTRACT Euphemisms are used in munications,and they are an important and indispensable part munication. It is like lubricant that not only polishes the relationship between people, but also minimizes listeners' pressure and excitement due to verbal straightforward expression , so some unpleasant things e easily accepted by others, then munication parties would municative purposes in harmonious and friendly atmosphere .Pragmatics is a branch of linguistics in the sense of language , in many different definition of pragmatics , there are two concepts are very basic. And one is meaning, the other is context. Context puts emphasis on language understanding, knowledge using and searching for special information from particular discourse that happens in a particular is a kind of important rhetorical device in language ,its generation has a close relationship with the using of euphemisms,speakers achieve the effect that he wants to attain through going against the cooperation principles of pragmatics or following the politeness principle of pragmatics. This thesis tries to help readers to get a deeper understanding about euphemism,pragmatics and their relationship through the introduction of some basic knowledge of them . Key Words:Euphemism;Pragmatics;Cooperation Principles;Politeness Principle Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 THE ORIGIN AND DEFINITION OF EUPHEMISM The Origin of Euphemism The Definition of Euphemism Chapter 2 Functions of Euphemism . . Social Function Mental Remediation Function Cover Function Function 2.
