| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction:An Overview of English Euphemism | 第11-18页 |
| ·The Definitions of English Euphemism | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Origin of English Euphemism | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Classifications of English Euphemism | 第13-16页 |
| ·Exaggerating Euphemism | 第14-15页 |
| ·Narrowing Euphemism | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Goal of this Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two The Linguistic Means for the Formation of Euphemistic Expressions in English | 第18-25页 |
| ·Phonetic Device | 第18-19页 |
| ·Lexical Device | 第19-20页 |
| ·Grammatical Device | 第20-22页 |
| ·Rhetorical Device | 第22-23页 |
| ·Pragmatic Means | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Social Functions of English Euphemism | 第25-30页 |
| ·Euphemisms in Place of Taboos | 第25-26页 |
| ·Euphemisms for Sensitive Topics to Avoid Offending Others | 第26-28页 |
| ·Euphemisms for Tactful Expressions | 第28页 |
| ·Euphemisms for Modesty | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four The Pragmatic Motivations of Euphemistic Expressions in English | 第30-41页 |
| ·Euphemism as an Indirect Linguistic Device | 第30-31页 |
| ·Euphemism and the Politeness Principle | 第31-36页 |
| ·Adherence to Tact Maxim | 第32-33页 |
| ·Adherence to Approbation Maxim | 第33页 |
| ·Adherence to Generosity Maxim | 第33-34页 |
| ·Adherence to Agreement Maxim | 第34页 |
| ·Adherence to Modesty Maxim | 第34-35页 |
| ·Adherence to the Sympathy Maxim | 第35-36页 |
| ·Euphemism and the Cooperative Principle | 第36-41页 |
| ·Violating Relevance Maxim | 第37页 |
| ·Violating Quantity Maxim | 第37-38页 |
| ·Violating Quality Maxim | 第38页 |
| ·Violating Clarity Maxim | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Five Speak Appropriately According to Context | 第41-48页 |
| ·Setting and Scene | 第41-42页 |
| ·Participant | 第42-44页 |
| ·End | 第44-46页 |
| ·Key | 第46页 |
| ·Genre | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Six Euphemisms and English Language Teaching | 第48-64页 |
| ·What is the Accessibility of Introducing Euphemisms into English Language Teaching? | 第48-57页 |
| ·Could Euphemisms Improve Quality-oriented Education? | 第48-49页 |
| ·Could Euphemisms Satisfy Students' Psychological Want? | 第49-50页 |
| ·Euphemisms and Cross-cultural Awareness | 第50-52页 |
| ·English Euphemisms and English Language Teaching & Learning in China | 第52-57页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Students' Knowledge Input of English Euphemism | 第57-59页 |
| ·How to Teach the Students English Euphemisms in the Class at the Intermediate level? | 第59-64页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
