关 键 词 :英汉委婉语;认知语言学;定义;异同学科分类:语言学--比较语言学
委婉语是人们在社会交往中为了达到理想的交际效果而创造出来的一种协调人际关系的特殊语言手段。本文从委婉语既是一种社会现象,又是一种心理现象的角度出发,介绍英汉委婉语的异同、委婉语使用时的一些心理,特别是从认知层面,对英汉委婉语在定义和构成上的差异进行了深入的剖析。运用对比研究的方式,从认知语言学视角分析英汉委婉语差异产生的认知机制。
Euphemism is a kind of special language means created by people in order to achieve the ideal communicative effect in social communication. From the perspective that euphemism is not only a social phenomenon, but also a psychological phenomenon, this paper introduces the similarities and differences between English and Chinese euphemism, as well as some psychological aspects in the use of euphemism. In particular, from the perspective of cognition, this paper makes an in-depth analysis of the differences in the definition and composition of euphemism between English and Chinese. This paper analyzes the cognitive mechanism of the differences between Chinese and English euphemisms from the perspective of cognitive linguistics.