摘要
新闻英语中的委婉语的使用较为频繁,在阅读英文报刊中了解委婉语的使用,有助于更好地理解新闻内容。从语用功能的视角分析了新闻英语中委婉语的4个语用功能。
Euphemism in journalistic English is used frequently. Learning the usage of euphemism in reading English newspaper can help us to understand its contents well. This paper analyzes four pragmatic functions of euphemism in journalistic English from the view of pragmatic function.
关键词
新闻英语
委婉语
语用功能
journalistic English, euphemism, pragmatic function