The Language Of English Euphemism

To lubricate human relationship, Euphemism is an important device. It is a special way to express speaker's thought. Since it existed, Euphemism has aroused wide attention. For a long time, many linguists and scholars studied it from different aspects. According to their achievements, the author will use the principles of pragmatics to have a further exploration.Linguists and scholars mostly studied Euphemism from the angle of definition .However, it changes in different context and it is closely with context. The paper first studies the Euphemism from linguistics so that we can have a general understanding to Euphemism. For anther aspect, the meaning of Euphemism depends mainly on the context. Therefore, the thesis Euphemism on analyzing pragmatic features of English Euphemism.In communication, the highest criterion is exact and tactful. If we don't obey any criterion and speak in random way, we would hurt others and ourselves. In order not to hurt others and protect ourselves'face, we must obey a certain criterion. In a conclusion, English Euphemism is the phenomenon which disobeys the corporation principle, obeys the indirectness act and depends mainly on the context. In our daily life, using Euphemism correctly and effectively and avoiding pragmatic failure are significant in inter-culture communication.