Euphemism: a complex phenomenon between language and culture
This text aims at drawing a panorama of studies about euphemism, from a more traditional approach found in grammars to linguistic perspectives that deal with its discursive functioning. In order to do so, it shows the need for treating subjects such as social taboos and its verbal representation, dy...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repositorio: | letrônica |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/36278 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/letronica/article/view/36278 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Euphemisms Taboos Figures of speech Language Culture Eufemismos Tabu Figuras de linguagem Língua Cultura |
| Resumo: | This text aims at drawing a panorama of studies about euphemism, from a more traditional approach found in grammars to linguistic perspectives that deal with its discursive functioning. In order to do so, it shows the need for treating subjects such as social taboos and its verbal representation, dysphemism. Because of this double approach, the text argues that euphemism is a relevant phenomenon to understand issues such as (im)politeness, verbal violence, and politically correct language. As it is a mechanism related to social taboos, its study may contribute to the understanding of the relationship between language and culture from perspectives that describe its linguistic and discursive functioning in the activities of the speakers. |
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