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Metaphorical Meaning In Chinese Euphemism Research

Posted on:2015-01-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330428973708Subject:Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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Euphemism is one of the important means to coordinate relationships when people uselanguage, is a common linguistic phenomenon. Metaphorical use of language as an importantstrategy, not only in people’s everyday lives, exist in all aspects of language, metaphor is animportant means of euphemism. Euphemism metaphor to achieve "euphemism" functioneuphemism meaning and semantic features are defined or the context of direct conflict, youneed to understand the meaning of metaphor euphemism eliminate such conflicts. Euphemismmetaphor source domain and target domain interaction process, the relationship between thestructure of the relevant characteristics of the source domain is mapped to the target domain,so that the source domain can stimulate certain psychological pleasure to highlight thesemantic information, some make the target domain awkward semantic information can behidden. This mapping is the basis of the occurrence of physical and psychological similarities.Determines the degree of similarity of different metaphorical euphemism different. StudyChinese euphemism metaphorical meaning, can provide in-depth exploration related linguisticphenomenon revelation conducive to contact the correct sign language instruction and taboosbetween things, led to verbal communication activities smoothly.
Keywords/Search Tags:Euphemism, metaphor, semantic
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