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1、ContentsAbstract1KeyWords1摘要1關(guān)鍵詞11.Introduction12.ABriefIntroductiontoEnglishEuphemism22.1TheDefinitionofEnglishEuphemism22.2TheOriginsofEnglishEuphemism32.3TheClassificationofEuphemisms42.4TheSignificanceofEnglishEuphemism53.TwoPragmaticTheoriesandEnglishEuphemism53.1PolitenessPr
2、incipleandEnglishEuphemism63.2Face-savingTheoryandEnglishEuphemism74.TheSocialFunctionsofEnglishEuphemism84.1EnglishEuphemismasanAvoidanceofTaboo84.2EnglishEuphemismasaMeansofExpressingPoliteness104.3EnglishEuphemismasaMake-up124.4ThePoeticFunctionofEnglishEuphemism145.Conclusion1
3、6Bibliography171AnalysisoftheSocialFunctionsofEnglishEuphemismAbstract:Widelyusedbyalllayersofpeople,EnglisheuphemismhasreflectedthedistinctivenessofEnglishculture.Becauseofitsimportance,Englisheuphemismhasbeenstudiedsincethe17thcentury.ThisthesistriestostudythesocialfunctionsofEn
4、glisheuphemismindetailwiththemethodofanalysisandalotofinstances.Itfirstlygivesanintroductiontothedefinition,origins,classificationandsignificanceofEnglisheuphemism.ThenthePolitenessPrincipleandtheFace-savingTheoryareappliedtoanalyzethereasonsunderlyingtheuseofEnglisheuphemism.Last
5、lybutmostimportantly,thesocialfunctionsofEnglisheuphemismarestudied.ThestudyofEnglisheuphemismespeciallythatofthesocialfunctionsbasedonEnglishculturalbackgroundsoffersusagoodwaytobeawareofEnglishcultures.KeyWords:Englisheuphemism;culture;socialfunctions摘要：英語委婉語被廣泛使用，所以它能鮮明反應(yīng)英國文化獨特
6、的一面。從十七世紀(jì)開始，人們已開始關(guān)注英語委婉語。本文意在詳細(xì)論述英語委婉語的社會功能。使用的主要方法是論證和分析。首先，本文將介紹英語委婉語的定義、來源、分類及意義；其次，本文將引用禮貌原則和面子保全理論來揭示人們使用委婉語的原因；最后，本文將詳細(xì)介紹英語委婉語的社會功能。委婉語的研究，特別是基于文化之上的社會功能研究，能使我們了解更多的英國文化?！￡P(guān)鍵詞：英語委婉語；文化；社會功能171.IntroductionEnglisheuphemismdeliversinformationinawayof“beatingaroundthebushes”rath
7、erthan“callingaspadeaspade”.Simplyspeaking,euphemismisusedtocreateharmonyandmakeconversationspleasantandsmooth.Asitsfunctionasalubricant,Englisheuphemismisstudiedformanycenturies.Atthe17thcentury,itissaidtobeemployedtoconcealsomeunpleasanttopics,suchasdeathandillness.Thenwiththede
8、velopmentinlinguistics,cultureand
