1.
Defenition Of Euphemism
Euphemism is a generally innocuous word
or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest
something unpleasant ; also : the expression so substituted.
2.
Etymology
Euphemism comes from greek word, meaning
“ the use of words of good omen’,which in turn is derived from the Greek
root-word, “good,well”and “prophetic speech; rumour, talk”.
3.
Purpose
Euphemism use ranges from a polite
concern for proprierty, to attempting to escape responsibility for war crimes.
4.
Formation
·
Phonetic
modification
Phonetic
euphemism is used to replace profanities, giving them the intensity of a mere
interjection.
Shortening
or “clipping” the term (“Jeez” for Jesus, “what the-“for ‘what the hell”).
·
Figures
of speech
Ambiguous
statements ( it for excrement, the situationor “ a girl in trouble” for
pregnancy, going to the other side for death, do it or come together in
reference to a sexual act, tired and emotional for drunkenness).
Understatements(“asleep”for”dead”,”drinking”for”consuming
alcohol”,”hurt”for”injured”,ect.)
Metaphors (“beat
the meat” or “ choke the chicken “for masturbation, “take a dump” and “drain
the main vein” for defecation and urination respectively).
Comparisons
( “buns” for “buttocks”, “weed” for “cannabis”),
Metonymy (“lose
a person”for”coping with a person’s death”, “pass away” for “die”, “men’s room”
for “men’s toilet”).
5.
Example of Euphemism in a sentence
Cougar
is the euphemism for a woman who has
reached mid
-life,
who is single, financially secure and on the lookout for relationships with
younger men-as in “prey”-Kerry Gold, Vancouver
Sun, 17 February 2001.
“Invigorating”
is the euphemism we use most often to
describe the chilly waters of the coast, but knowledgeable maine boaters know
where to find the warmer, tidal waters just right for a midsummer dip.- Ken
Textor, Down East, August 2001.
Source
: www.wikipedia.com
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