2023年英语委婉语起源思考.docx

英语委婉语起源思考 [abstract]euphemism，asacommonlinguisticphenomenoninworldculture，iswidelyusedineverysocialclassandfield.englisheuphemism，asoneofmanyeuphemismsexistingintheworld，hasitsowndeeporigin，whichincludeboththereligiousoriginandthehistorical，literaryorigin.thisthesiswilltrytodiscusstheoriginofenglisheuphemismfromeveryaspectofreligion，race，politics，literary，andhistory.languagereflectslife，andisalwayscloselyrelatedtothesociety.duringthecommunication，duetosomecertainrestrictionofbehaviorandmorality，peopletendtouseeuphemism—usedasakindoflubrication，makingtheharsh，indelicatewordssoundtactfulandpleasant.englisheuphemismplaysaveryimportantroleinpeople’ssocialcommunication.thispaperwillalsoexpoundthesocialcommunicativefunctionofenglisheuphemismfromthethreeaspects：evasivefunction，politefunction，andcosmeticfunction.havingagoodunderstandingoftheoriginandsocialfunctionofenglisheuphemismandtheenglishlanguageculturecanavoidmanyconflictsintheprocessofsocialcommunication. [keywords]origin;communicativefunction;evasion;cosmeticfunction;politeness 【】委婉语是世界文化中普遍存在的语言现象，它广泛应用于社会各阶层和领域。英语委婉语作为众多委婉语中的一种，具有其产生的深厚渊源，其中包宗教与政治的，也包括文学与历史的。本文试图从宗教、种族、政治、文学、历史等方面入手来探讨英语委婉语的产生渊源。语言反映生活，并且总是和社会紧密联系在一起，在语言交谈中，由于一定的行为标准和道德准那么的制约，人们通常使用委婉语----这一“润滑剂〞，使刺耳，不文雅的话变得委婉愉悦。它在人们的社会交际过程中发挥着重要作用。本文从其避讳功能、礼貌功能以及掩饰功能三方面阐释了英语委婉语的社会交际功能。通过充分理解英语委婉语的起源及其社会交际功能，进一步理解英语语言文化，以防止社会交际中的各种冲突。 【关键词】起源;交际功能;避讳;礼貌;掩饰 1.introduction euphemismisaculturalphenomenonaswellasalinguisticconcept.everylanguagehasitsowneuphemism，sodoesenglish.itisdeeplyrootedinsociallifeandhasagreatinfluenceonsocialcommunication.asanindispensableandnaturalpartofenglishlanguage，englisheuphemismhasattractedpeople’sattentionforalongtime.sinceeuphemismwascoined，ithasplayedaveryimportantroleinpeople’scommunication.thecommunicationwithouteuphemismisunimaginable.euphemismisusedlikelubrication，whichmakesthecommunicationgoonsmoothly.thisthesiswillhaveanoverviewoftheoriginofenglisheuphemism，andstateitssocialcommunicativefunction. englisheuphemismasalinguisticconcept，ithascloserelationshipswiththewesternculture，andittrulyreflectsthelifeandvaluesofenglishpeopleandtheirhistory.euphemismisaparticularlygoodmediumforaccesstotheforceoflanguagethathasprovidedaneffectiveapproachtounderstandingthehumanmind.thestudyofenglisheuphemismcanhelpusunderstandthewesterncultureandpromotetheinternationaldevelopmentbecauseeuphemismiswidelyusedininternationalnegotiations.sothereisagreatneedforustostudyenglisheuphemism，including：itsorigin，itssocialfunction，etc. 2.thedefinitionsofenglisheuphemism euphemismisauniversallinguisticphenomenon.nearlyineverylanguage，therearesomedisgustingwords，whichmakepeoplefeelembarrassed.intheprocessofcommunication，theunsuitableortoodirectwordswillmakepeoplefeeluncomfortable，evenangry.thenthereisagreatneedforustouseatactfulwaytoexpressemotion，exchangeideas.thatistosay，touseapleasant，mildorindirectwordsorphrasestaketheplaceoftabooedwords. itisknownthateuphemismisaformoflanguageintentionallycreatedinsocialrelationtoachieveidealcommunication.withoutthemanylanguagewouldseemtobevulgarandrude，voidofpolitenessandvividnesstosomeextent.asacommoncommunicationintheprocessofpeopleusinglanguage，euphemismisanimportantwayforpeopletocoordinatethesocialrelationships.likeakindoflubrication，euphemismenablespeopletoexpresswhatcannotbeuttereddirectlyandensurescommunicationtobecarriedsmoothly.itisalanguagestrategyincivilizedsocietyforavoidingtaboo.itisunimaginableifthecommunicationiswithouteuphemism. theword“euphemism〞wasderivedfromthegreekword“euphemismos〞，whichmeans“fairspeech〞.theprefix“eu〞means“good，soundwell〞and“pheme〞means“saying〞or“speech〞.andthustheliteralmeaningof“euphemism〞is“tospeakwithgoodwordsorinapleasantmanner〞.thatistosay，euphemismisusedasanalternativetounpleasantexpression，inordertoavoidpossibleloseofface，eitherone’sownfaceorthroughgoingoffense，thatoftheaudience，orsomeofthirdofparty.thisunpleasantexpressionmaybetabooed，fearsome，orforsomeotherreasonsthatspeakerscan’torintendnottousesomecertainexpressiondirectlyonsomeoccasion.“inwebster’sencyclopedicunabridgeddictionaryoftheenglishlanguageis‘thesubstitutionofamild，indirect，orvagueexpressionforonethoughtsubstituted’.rawsonblunt，abritishwriter，definedeuphemismas‘agoodfavorableinterpretationofabadword.’〞[1]“encyclopediabritannica（1994）alsodefineseuphemismas‘afigureofspeechinwhichsomethingofanunpleasant，distressingorindelicatenatureisdescribedinlessoffensiveterms’〞[2] fromtheabovementioned，wecouldclearlyseethateuphemismischaracterizedbyavoidancelanguageandevasiveexpression.thespeakersusewordsorexpressionsasaprotectiveshieldagainsttheangerordisapprovalofnaturalorsupernaturalthings.itisoneformoflanguageandalinguisticphenomenon 3.theoriginsofenglisheuphemism 3.1thereligiousoriginofenglisheuphemism theearliestenglisheuphemismscomefrom“taboo〞.theword“taboo〞comesfromtogan，akindofpolynesian.itindicatesevasivelanguageoraction.[3]theemergenceofenglisheuphemismistomeettheneedof