文档介绍：CHANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 毕业论文题目: On the municative Functions of English Euphemism 二级学院(直属学部):外国语学院专业: 英语(翻译) 班级: 06英二学生姓名: 臧颜平学号: 06070228 指导教师姓名: 毛艳文职称: 讲师评阅教师姓名: 职称: 2010 年5月 KC020-1 On the municative Functions of English Euphemism by Zang Yanping Under the Supervision of Ms. Mao Yanwen Submitted in partial fulfillment Of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts School of Foreign Languages Changzhou Institute of Technology May 20 10 Table of Contents Acknowledgements. .................................................i Abstract & Key words in English. ...................................... ii Abstract & Key words in Chinese. ....................................... .iii Introduction. ........................................................1 1. The definitions of English e uphemism. ................................1 2. The origins of English euphemism. ...................................2 The religious origin of English euphemism .........................2 The racial and national origins of English euphemism ................3 Historical and political origins of English euphemism ................4 3. Principles in the application of euphemism ..............................4 The Politeness Principle. ........................................4 The Defensive Principle ........................................4 The Face Theory ..............................................5 4. The municative function sof English euphemism .................5 The evasive function of English euphemism ........................5 Functions of English euphemism for disease ....................6 Functions of English euphemism for death .....................6 Functions of English euphemism for physiological phenomena. ....6 The polite function of English euphemism. ..........................7 Functions of English euphemism for old age ...................7 Functions of English euphemism for physiology deficiency. ......