再议委婉语的“语病”性

On the "faulty formulation" of euphemism

委婉语被称为“语病” ,是由于它们在语义上的冗赘含糊。本文试图从委婉语的交际功能 ,表达形式 ,使用原则以及它们产生和使用的心理因素等四个方面来讨论和展示委婉语的“语病”特征。

Euphemism, owing to its semantic redundancy and ambiguity, is called 'faulty formulation' The present paper is an endeavor to argue the features of 'faulty formulation' of euphemism from such four perspectives as its communicative functions, expressions, applied principles and psychological elements