Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and WeaponKeith Allan, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics Keith Allan, Kate Burridge, Lecturer in Linguistics Kate Burridge Oxford University Press, 1991 - Počet stran: 263 We all use euphemisms. We ask for directions to the ladies room or convey the news that someone has recently passed away. In fact, euphemisms have existed throughout recorded history: they are used by preliterate peoples, and have probably been around since human language first developed. And the same is true of offensive language, or dysphemisms--words used as weapons against others, or as release valves for anger and frustration. In this fascinating study, Keith Allan and Kate Burridge examine the linguistic, social, and psychological aspects of this intriguing universal practice. They cover the many shapes euphemism can take, from circumlocution and acronym to hyperbole and understatement, metaphor, and even technical jargon (many medical terms ultimately derive from euphemisms--stool, for instance, comes from go to the stool, and diabetes comes from a Greek word meaning to go a lot, since people with diabetes urinate frequently). They discuss the many euphemisms and dysphemisms for tabooed body parts (there are, the authors point out, at least 1,200 terms for vagina and 1,000 for penis), bodily functions, death, and disease. They describe euphemisms used to avoid religious blasphemy, from the archaic egad and zounds and gadzooks to the modern equivalents, such as Jiminy Cricket and golly or gosh. They even discuss the political use of euphemism; for instance, when at war, to shield the public from upsetting details (or shield politicians from the voter), concentration camps become pacification centers, bombing raids become surgical strikes, and bombs dropped on our own troops become friendly fire. (President Reagan, a master of euphemism, insisted that the attack on Grenada was not an invasion, but rather a rescue mission.) Along the way, the authors provide illuminating discussions of word origins, the use of bawdy language in Shakespeare, and many other fascinating topics. With thousands of examples drawn from speech, literature, newspapers, television, and film, Allan and Burridge invite us all to ponder and enjoy the creative products of the human mind as it confronts the problem of talking in different contexts about sex, lust, disapproval, anger, disease, death, fear, and God |
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Most importantly , people during the Middle Ages were able to attach some sort of meaning to death . Death may well have been awful but it was at least understandable . Religion provided a reason for living and also for dying ; there ...
Most importantly , people during the Middle Ages were able to attach some sort of meaning to death . Death may well have been awful but it was at least understandable . Religion provided a reason for living and also for dying ; there ...
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Much has been written on the psychology of denying imminent death ( e.g. , Weisman 1976 : 452–68 ) . Euphemisms clearly have an important role to play in this denial process . A terminally ill cancer patient , for example , may prefer ...
Much has been written on the psychology of denying imminent death ( e.g. , Weisman 1976 : 452–68 ) . Euphemisms clearly have an important role to play in this denial process . A terminally ill cancer patient , for example , may prefer ...
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However morally justified a social group may feel they are when killing others , the language they use strongly suggests a shame , born perhaps of fear : fear of discovery , of retribution , of penury , or of death being inflicted on ...
However morally justified a social group may feel they are when killing others , the language they use strongly suggests a shame , born perhaps of fear : fear of discovery , of retribution , of penury , or of death being inflicted on ...
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| Název | Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon |
| Autoři | Keith Allan, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics Keith Allan, Kate Burridge, Lecturer in Linguistics Kate Burridge |
| Vydání | ilustrované vydání |
| Vydavatel | Oxford University Press, 1991 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Michiganská univerzita |
| Digitalizováno | 28. únor 2008 |
| ISBN | 0195066227, 9780195066227 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 263 |
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