东西方委婉语差异Euphemism.ppt

Differences Between English Euphemism and Chinese Euphemism;What is euphemism ;The differences between Chinese and English Euphemism;Semantic features;Characteristics of word formation;religion;Social statum;Etiquette;Euphemism on the Function of Face Saving;Face Theory;FTA: Face Threatening Act;Examples;“Ah, I’ll read it to you. The old library building on Chestnut Street , which has been vacant for over a year now, was supposed to be made into a community center to serve the senior citizens as well as the younger people of Riverdale. ” (A short speech from Robbie’s grandfather in Family Album.) ;Examples;Eliz: You’re a Senior System Engineer , is that correct? Epstein: That’s right . Eliz: What are your main responsibilities? Epstein: My main job is to reduce production costs. (a short dialogue Functioning in Business);Eliz: What did you do after graduation? Epstein: My first job was as an engineer for a small company in San Francisco. Eliz: And what were your main responsibilities? Epstein: I was a quality assurance engineer . I worked for them for two years. (a short dialogue Functioning in Business) ;Euphemisms about “death”;;;;;;;;;