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Title: Cultural Differences in Chinese and English Euphemisms/Differences Culturelles Dans L'euphemisme Chinois Et Anglais (Report)
Author : Cross-Cultural Communication
Release Date : January 31, 2010
Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
Pages : * pages
Size : 215 KB

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1. INTRODUCTION Euphemism is defined on the lexical-level in this thesis. It refers to "the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend people or suggest something unpleasant". By making a contrastive study of English euphemisms and Chinese euphemisms, this thesis attempts to explore cultural similarities and differences reflected in English and Chinese euphemisms.