Analysis of Pragmatic Functions of English Euphemism from the Perspective of Pragmatic Principles
Yujuan Cao
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Yujuan Cao
Abstract
Euphemism is a common linguistic phenomenon in human society and plays an important role in human daily communicative activities. In the process of the development of euphemism, there are many studies on euphemism. On the one hand, it has achieved rich achievements, and on the other hand, there are also deficiencies. This article will discuss the pragmatic functions of English euphemism under the guidance of pragmatic principles. By observing and studying the applied examples of euphemism in life, at the same time to link the guidance of pragmatic principles, the paper concludes that the euphemism plays different functions in people’s lives, and enables both parties to successfully complete communication.
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Euphemism is a common linguistic phenomenon in human society and plays an important role in human daily communicative activities. In the process of the development of euphemism, there are many studies on euphemism. On the one hand, it has achieved rich achievements, and on the other hand, there are also deficiencies. This article will discuss the pragmatic functions of English euphemism under the guidance of pragmatic principles. By observing and studying the applied examples of euphemism in life, at the same time to link the guidance of pragmatic principles, the paper concludes that the euphemism plays different functions in people’s lives, and enables both parties to successfully complete communication.
Key concepts: Euphemism, Perspective (graphical), Process (computing), Epistemology, Sociology, Linguistics, Politeness maxims, Computer science