英语专业论文-英汉委婉语中文化内涵的对比研究

绵阳师范学院

本科生毕业论文(设计)

题目 A Comparative Study of Cultural

Connotations in English and

Chinese Euphemisms

英汉委婉语中文化内涵的对比研究专业英语（师范英语方向）

院系外国语学院

学号1004020436

姓名Xxx

指导教师xxx 副教授

答辩时间二○一四年四月

论文工作时间：2013年09月至2014年04月

英汉委婉语中文化内涵的对比研究

姓名：xxxx

指导老师：xxxx

摘要：委婉语是人们在各种社会交往中为谋求彼此理想的交际效果而创造的一种普遍的语言形式。它不仅是一种语言现象，而且是一种文化现象。国内外对于委婉语的研究，许多学者主要集中在社会语言学、修辞学和语义学等方面，然而对不同文化背景下的委婉语的对比研究较少。本文主要基于前人的研究，对英汉委婉语中的文化内涵进行对比研究，旨在发现英汉委婉语的异同，从而，减少英汉两种语言使用时的误用，加深对中西文化交流中的差异性理解，实现和谐的交际目的。

关键词：委婉语；文化现象；文化内涵；交际目的；对比研究

A Comparative Study of Cultural Connotations in

English and Chinese Euphemisms

Undergraduate: xxx

Supervisor: xxx

Abstract: Euphemism is a universal linguistic form that is created by human beings in various communicative activities in order to achieve their ideal communicative goals. Euphemism is not only a linguistic phenomenon but also a cultural phenomenon. At home and abroad, euphemism is mainly studied by scholars from the aspects of sociolinguistics, rhetorics, semantics, etc. However，there are fewer studies on the comparative analyses of euphemisms of different cultural backgrounds. Based on the previous studies, this paper makes a comparative study of cultural connotations in English and Chinese euphemisms. It aims to find out the similarities and differences between them. Consequently, it aims to reduce the misuse of euphemisms, to deepen the understanding of differences of cross-cultural communication and to accomplish the good communicative goals in English and Chinese.

Key words: euphemism; cultural phenomenon; cultural connotation; communicative goal; comparative study

Contents

1. Introduction (1)

2. Origin, Definition, Classification and Formation of Euphemism (2)

2.1 Origin of Euphemism (2)

2.2 Definition of Euphemism (3)

2.3 Classification of Euphemism (4)

2.3.1 Traditional Euphemisms and Stylistic Euphemisms (4)

2.3.2 Unconscious Euphemisms and Conscious Euphemisms (4)

2.4 Formation of Euphemism (5)

3. Theory of Euphemism (6)

4. Comparative Study of Cultural Connotations (7)

4.1 Language, Culture and Euphemism (7)

4.2 Euphemisms of Reproduction, Aging, Diseases and Death (8)

4.2.1 Euphemisms of Reproduction (8)

4.2.2 Euphemisms of Aging (8)

4.2.3 Euphemisms of Diseases (9)

4.2.4 Euphemisms of Death (9)

4.3 Euphemisms of Marriage and Family (10)

4.4 Euphemisms of Occupations and Poverty (10)

4.5 Euphemisms of Deities and Devils (11)

5. Conclusion (12)

Bibliography (13)

Acknowledgements (14)