从合作原则看英语中的委婉语

委婉语是人类使用语言过程中的一种普遍现象，是人们谈论那些令人不快或尴尬的事情时所使用的较为礼貌的说法。它不仅是一种社会语言现象，更是一种文化现象。由于委婉语在英语中应用比较广泛，所以了解英语委婉语的构成原则和交际功能对于我们学好英语，进行有效的跨文化交际有很大的帮助，对外语教学、翻译和其它应用语言学科也具有积极的指导意义。

A Study of English Euphemisms From The Perspective of Cooperative Principle

Euphemism, as a cultural and social phenomenon as well as a linguistic concept, plays an important part in social communication. It is like a lube that avoids hurting the other party＇ s feeling. It oils the human relationship in communication and helps to save face of communicators. If people make full use of euphemism, it can accelerate and facilitate human communication. This paper will focus on the analysis of euphemism from two pragmatic perspectives - - Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle. And finally draw the conclusion that appropriate use of English euphemism can contribute a lot to successful message exchange, especially in cross - cultural communication.