Chapter 1 Previous Study of Euphemism Abroad and at Home
Euphemism，as an ubiquitous phenomenon in human languages all over theworld , has been paid much attention to "by various researchers and scholars for along time. Being an important communicative device used in human dailycommunication, euphemism, to a certain degree, is playing a more and moresignificant role in improving and further smoothing the way to the relationshipbetween people. Dermis Joseph Enright (1985:29)，points out that “a languagewithout euphemism would be a defective instrument of communication". Since theday of its birth，euphemism has been widely put into research by linguistics,sociologist, psychologist, humanists, and the like in various research fields.
委婉说法，在世界之窗所有人类语言中一个普遍存在的现象，已经重视“沿着时间由不同的探讨人员和学者，作为一个重要的沟通设备，用于在人类的日常沟通，委婉，在一定程度上，正在播放越来越重要的影响，改善人与人之间的联系进一步铺平道路。真皮约瑟夫·恩莱特（1985:29）指出，英语论文范文，“没有委婉的语言是有缺陷的沟通工具”。委婉其诞生以来THEDAY，已广泛投入探讨由语言学，社会学家，心理学家，人道主义者，像在不同的探讨领域。
1.1 Previous Study of Euphemism Abroad
With respect to the research of euphemism abroad, it has been explored bywestern scholars from various aspects many years ago. As early as in thebeginning of 1880s, euphemism has been firstly employed by the British writerGeorge Blunt. From then on, many scholars, such as Henry Louis Menken, DwightBolinger. Judith S. N earn an and Carole G. Sliver have done research oneuphemism form various aspects. In the book The American Language, HenryLouis Menken (1936:95-100) explores the production of euphemism and thedevelopment of its popularity in great detail. In addition. Scottish social anthropologist James George Frazer, being one of those who have done systematicresearches on euphemism, spares much energy to study euphemism involved intaboo language, action, things and names in his most famous book The GoldenBough~A Study in Magic and Religion (1890). Later on. British linguist HughRawson (1981) compiles a dictionary named A Dictionaiy of Euphemism andOther Double-talk, in which he makes a conclusion of British and Americanlinguists' contribution to euphemism. Following on this, American scholar Judith S.Nearn an and Carole G. Silver publishes Kind Words~A Treasure of Euphemism(1983:9-16) which describes the origin, history, development and changes ofeuphemism. Furthermore, Dermis Joseph Enright publishes his memoir called Fairof Speech, the Use of Euphemism. In this memoir, Dennis Joseph Enright collects agreat number of papers involving in the exploration of euphemism, which providesabundant materials for the subsequent researchers，study on euphemism. Inaddition, the book Euphemism and Dysphemism: language used as shield andweapon published by Keith Allan, Kate Burridge in the year 1991，is of greatusefulness to scholars studying euphemism from the perspective of pragmatics. Inaddition, it is also one of the works which are quoted frequently by researchers inChina.
1.2 Previous Study of Euphemism at Home
Euphemism, because of is popularity in almost every aspects of our social life,has been the focus of many researches, especially in the field of linguistics, whichhas achieved an abundance of research results. Since the researches conducted byChen Wangdao, the study of euphemism by Chinese linguistic researchers aremainly from the perspective of rhetoric for a long time. The main contribution ofrhetoric to euphemism is to break through the level of word and lexicon，英语论文
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