英汉委婉语之社会交际作用的对比研究

A Contrastive Study on Social Function of English & Chinese Euphemism

委婉语是一种十分重要的语言现象,是语言实现其交际功能的一种重要手段和必要途径,因此委婉语研究在语言研究中应占有十分重要的地位。本文主要就其社会交际作用的有力和不利方面对英汉委婉语作一个探讨和比较。

Euphemism is not only an important linguistic phenomenon,but also an important means and necessary ways to accomplish communicative function of language.Therefore,the study on euphemism plays an important role in language study.This article tries to analyze the beneficial and harmful aspects of English and Chinese euphemism s social communicative functions.