从皮尔斯符号学的角度分析英语委婉语

皮尔斯认为符号具有"三位一体"的性质并具有层级性。英语委婉语作为一种语言符号,也具有这些性质。应用皮氏符号学理论对英语委婉语的产生和发展进行了分析。从皮氏符号学的角度分析英语委婉语,是从一个新的视角理解委婉语,同时也是对皮氏符号学理论的实践。

An Analysis of English Euphemisms:A Semiotic Perspective

This paper approaches English euphemisms from Peirce's semiotics.Peirce holds that a sign con- sists of three elements which can form a triangle and the formation of a sign is hierarehal.As one language sign,English euphemism has these features.This paper analyzes the arising and developing of English eu- phemisms based on Pierce's semiotics.Such an analysis can help us understand euphemisms better and deeper.And it is also the application of Peiree's semiotics to the explanation of linguistic phenomena.