Монгол, хятад хэлний цээрлэн нэрлэхүйн зэрэгцүүлэл

Comparative of Mongolian and Chinese Euphemism

Abstract

A variety of euphemisms in all fields share universal functions in communication. Euphemism is a “lubricant” in interpersonal relations since euphemistic expressions can avoid being presumptuous in language communication and deliberately lessens the negative or unpleasant connotations and reminds people of nicer images. When we have to touch upon some topics that are unpleasant, we tend to choose more euphemistic expressions to substitute those painful topics so as not to hurt the hearer’s feeling. Euphemism plays a very important role in communication. Generally speaking, euphemism serves four basic pragmatic functions: evasion function, indirectness function, politeness function and decoration function.