| 英文摘要 | 第1-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1．1 Euphemism: Definition and Classification | 第11-12页 |
| 1．2 Sociolinguistic Study of Euphemism | 第12-14页 |
| 1．3 The Argument and Organization of the Dissertation | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Language, Culture and Context | 第15-22页 |
| 2．1 Language and Culture | 第15-17页 |
| 2．2 Language and Context | 第17-21页 |
| 2．3 Theoretical Framework for Study of Euphemism | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Context and Euphemism | 第22-62页 |
| 3．1 The Creation and the Building of Euphemism | 第22-38页 |
| 3．1．1 Negative Euphemism | 第23-33页 |
| 3．1．2 Positive Euphemism | 第33-38页 |
| 3．2 The Application of Euphemism | 第38-48页 |
| 3．2．1 Euphemism and Participants | 第38-42页 |
| 3．2．2 Euphemism and Setting | 第42-44页 |
| 3．2．3 Euphemism and Medium | 第44页 |
| 3．2．4 Euphemism and Subject Matter | 第44-45页 |
| 3．2．5 Euphemism and Purpose of Conversations and Attitudes of Participants | 第45-48页 |
| 3．3 Euphemisms at Different Times | 第48-53页 |
| 3．4 Euphemisms Between Cultures | 第53-62页 |
| Chapter Four Euphemism, Language and Communication | 第62-72页 |
| 4．1 Euphemism and Language | 第62-65页 |
| 4．1．1 Some Changes in Pronunciation | 第62-63页 |
| 4．1．2 Some Changes in Meaning | 第63-65页 |
| 4．2 Euphemism and Communication | 第65-72页 |
| 4．2．1 Functions of Euphemisms | 第65-67页 |
| 4．2．2 Euphemism and theCP and PP | 第67-72页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implication | 第72-77页 |
| 5．1 Conclusion | 第72-73页 |
| 5．2 Implications | 第73-77页 |
| 5．2．1 Implication in Cross-cultural Communication | 第73-74页 |
| 5．2．2 Implication in Foreign Language Teaching （FLT） and Learning | 第74-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-80页 |
