文档介绍：Linguistic Taboo and Euphemisms
Group members: 李素红、黄洁、廖崑伶、陈英、刘欢欢、蔡后珍
Representor :刘欢欢
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Introduction
Euphemisms
1) definition
2) examples
Taboo
1) definition
2) examples
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Introduction
Nowadays, Euphemisms es a usual language phenomena in human beings. that is to get a ideal effect munication, learning to how to use the Euphemisms will be good for language learners when municate with intercultural person. And learning to avoid the taboo also get an unexpected effect.
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Euphemisms
Definition
A word or phrase that replaces a taboo word or is used to avoid reference to certain acts or subjects.
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Euphemisms in different conditions
About death
to go to the heaven (上天堂去了)
to go to a better world(到极乐世界去了)
to pay one’s debt to nature (向大自然还债了)
to go to another world (到另一个世界去了)
to breathe one’s last (咽气了)
About disease
AIDS social disease社会疾病
cancer terminal illness/C 绝症
acne唑疮 problem skin问题皮肤
veneral disease性病
someone crazy not all there不在状态 soft in head脑子有问题
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Euphemisms in different conditions
About unemployment / poors
老板把袋子交还给某员工( give the sack to his employee)
失去工作的母亲被称为福利母亲(welfare-mother)
闲置(involuntarily leisured)或领粉色支票(pink slip)
社会经济低层分子(a member of the lower-social-economical bracket)
身无分文(hard up)
贫民窟变成了次标准住房(sub-standard housing)
债务缠身是处于困境(in difficulties)
身负尴尬义务(in embarrassing obligation )
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Euphemisms in different conditions
About age / appearance
在英美国家,年龄是一个非常敏感的话题,尤其对老年人和妇女而言。在美国,人们认为old(老)是useless(不中用)的代名词,因为人老了,他们的职业生涯结束了,失去了经济来源。但事实