委婉语的语用理据分析

The Pragmatic Analysis of Euphemisms

委婉语是语言中一种普遍存在的现象,人类的交流既讲究效率又讲究礼貌。合作原则解决的是效率问题,礼貌原则解决的是得体问题,在实际的交际对话中,两者缺一不可。本文从合作原则和礼貌原则两个重要的语用学原则来探讨委婉语的语用理据。

Euphemism is a common phenomenon in our language. The effectiveness and politeness are the goals of human＇s communication which have been achieved through Cooperative Principles and Politeness Principles. This paper discusses the pragmatic basis of euphemisms from the two perspectives.