英语委婉语·社会心理·民族风俗

Social Psychology and Customs in English Euphemism

从忌讳、职业称谓、科学技术、人权、感受等五个方面举例说明英语委婉语所体现出来的社会心理及民族风俗。指出委婉语现象在社会生活中比比皆是,学习英语委婉语不仅有助于了解英语语言的发展和社会的进步,而且能更好地了解英美人民的社会心理和民族风俗,更能促进跨文化交际的效果。

This paper illustrates Engli tie, science technology, human right sh euphemism from five aspects, namely taboo, profession tiand personal feeling to probe into the social psychology and customs of English people. It points out that English euphemism is a common language phenomenon in social life, and learning euphemism well can not only help people know the development of language and society, but it can also help people know more about English social psychology and customs, therefore promote the inter-culture communication.