英语委婉语及其交际功能

语言交际是人类赖以维系社会和人际关系的重要手段，委婉语是人类使用语言过程中的一种普遍现象。委婉语的使用有效避免了引起交际双方的不快从而损害双方的关系，因为委婉语具有避讳功能、礼貌功能、避俗功能、掩饰功能、劝诱等功能。了解其这些功能将有助于我们在跨文化交际中更加自觉和准确地使用语言，并且对于我们学好英语，进行有效的跨文化交际有很大的帮助。

On the Communicative Functions of English Euphemism

Language communication is an important way to maintain Euphemism is a common phenomenon in human communication. The the social relationship among human beings. use of Euphemism avoids causing the unpleasantness of the two communicative sides and harming their relationship. Based on the implication of Euphemism, the paper mainly explores the main functions of taboo, politeness, avoidance of vulgarism, cover of Euphemism and persuasion, which are helpful for our conscious and correct language use in effective cross - cultural communication and good for us to study English well.