Euphemisms in English Everyday Discourse Eufemismy V anglickém jazykovém prostředí

Content 
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 7
 
1 THEORETICAL PART ................................................................................................ 8
 
1.1 EUPHEMISMS ....................................................................................................... 9
 
1.1.1
 
Definition of Euphemisms .......................................................................... 9
 
1.1.2
 
Classification and Formation of Euphemisms .......................................... 10
 
1.1.3
 
Euphemism as a Barometer of Changing Attitude ................................... 11
 
1.1.4 Dysphemism and Orthophemism ................................................................. 12
 
1.2 TABOO ................................................................................................................. 12
 
1.2.1 Taboos and Their Origins .............................................................................. 12
 
1.2.2 Taboos Used When Speaking About Sex and Bodily Effluvia ..................... 13
 
1.2.3 Disease, Death and Dying .............................................................................. 19
 
1.2.4 Military Euphemisms ..................................................................................... 21
 
1.2.5 Food Taboo .................................................................................................... 22
 
1.2.6 Money Euphemisms ...................................................................................... 22
 
1.3 DOUBLESPEAK .................................................................................................. 23
 
1.4 POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ............................................................................. 26
 
1.5 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 27
 
2. ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 29
 
2.1 SEXUAL RELATED EUPHEMISMS ................................................................. 30
 
2.1.1 Naming of Women’s Private Parts ................................................................ 30
 
2.1.2 Naming of Men’s Private Parts ...................................................................... 32
 
2.1.3 Naming the Act of Sex ................................................................................... 34
 
2.2 EUPHEMISMS FOR BODILY EFFLUVIA ....................................................... 38
 
2.2.1 Naming Menstruation .................................................................................... 38
 

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2.2.2 Naming Other Secretion ................................................................................ 41
 
2.3 EUPHEMISMS FOR DISEASES ........................................................................ 45
 
2.4 EUPHEMISMS FOR DEATH AND DYING ...................................................... 51
 
2.5 
EUPHEMISMS 
FOR 
ECONOMIC, 
MILITARY 
AND 
POLITICAL 
PHENOMENA ........................................................................................................... 54
 
2.6 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 58
 
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................... 60
 
RESUMÉ ........................................................................................................................ 62
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 64
 
MATERIAL ANALYSED ............................................................................................. 66
 
MATERIAL ANALYSED WITH AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR ................................... 73
 

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