论文从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异.doc

Differences between Chinese and Western culture from the angle of euphemism 从委婉语角度看中西方文化差异 A Graduation Thesis Submitted by Wang Kailing In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Degree of Bachelor of Arts In the Subject of English Language To School Of Applied science Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Supervisor: Qiu Min May 20,2014 Acknowledgements First of all,I would like to express my thanks to all the people who helped me in finishing this thesis. Especially to my supervisor,Qiu Min,whose useful suggestions, constructive criticism and inconsistent encouragement have provided great help to the completion of the thesis.She proposed useful suggestion for the outline of my thesis.Without her help,it would not be possible for me to finish this thesis on time. Secondly,I want to express my sincere gratitude to all the teachers in the Foreign Language Department of my school. Their generous help and patient guidance offered encouragement for me.I will never forget them in my future life Last but not least,I would like to give Secondlymy thanks to my family who gave me support,love and encouragement. At the same time,I want to express my sincere thanks for my classmates and friends,who helped me collect the material and information foe my thesis. Wang Kailing Contents Introduction 1 Chapter One Definition of euphemism......................................................................2 Chapter Two The major differences between the Chinese and Western Euphemism...................................................................................................................4 §2.1 Religious belief......................................................................................................4 §2.2 Social norms.................................