Euphemism is both a linguistic and a cultural phenomenon.There are many euphemisms in both English and Chinese.This pa-per discusses the similarities and differences of some euphemisms in English and Chinese,to draw a...Euphemism is both a linguistic and a cultural phenomenon.There are many euphemisms in both English and Chinese.This pa-per discusses the similarities and differences of some euphemisms in English and Chinese,to draw an intercultural comparison and revel the deep cultural connotations contained in this linguistic phenomenon.展开更多
文摘Euphemism is both a linguistic and a cultural phenomenon.There are many euphemisms in both English and Chinese.This pa-per discusses the similarities and differences of some euphemisms in English and Chinese,to draw an intercultural comparison and revel the deep cultural connotations contained in this linguistic phenomenon.