| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review of the Study of Euphemisms | 第13-19页 |
| ·Historical development of English euphemisms | 第13-15页 |
| ·Review of the pragmatic study of euphemisms | 第15-17页 |
| ·Prospective development in the study of euphemisms | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 The General Analysis of Euphemisms | 第19-30页 |
| ·Definition of euphemisms | 第19-21页 |
| ·Rhetorical application of English euphemisms | 第21-22页 |
| ·Classification of English euphemisms | 第22-26页 |
| ·The Positive euphemism and negative euphemism | 第22-23页 |
| ·Unconscious euphemism and conscious euphemism | 第23-24页 |
| ·Other classifications of English euphemisms | 第24-26页 |
| ·Three principles of euphemism formation | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Distance Principle | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Relation Principle | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Pleasantness Principle | 第28页 |
| ·Motivation of the use of euphemisms | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 A Pragmatic Analysis of Euphemistic Expressions in English | 第30-67页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Features of Euphemistic Expressions | 第30-42页 |
| ·Indirectness | 第30-34页 |
| ·Vagueness | 第34-37页 |
| ·Variation | 第37-42页 |
| ·The pragmatic functions of euphemisms | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Function of Avoiding Taboo | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Function of Being Polite | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Function of Covering Up the Facts | 第45-46页 |
| ·Two principles of euphemism | 第46-48页 |
| ·Analysis of Appropriate Principle | 第47页 |
| ·Analysis of Self-protective Principle | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Co-operative Principle | 第48-52页 |
| ·The Violation of the Maxim of Quality | 第50页 |
| ·The Violation of the Maxim of Quantity | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Violation of the Maxim of Relevance | 第51页 |
| ·The Violation of the Maxim of Manner | 第51-52页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and the Face Theory | 第52-67页 |
| ·The Politeness Principle | 第52-54页 |
| ·Observation of the Politeness Principle | 第54-60页 |
| ·The Face Theory | 第60-62页 |
| ·Observation of the Face Theory | 第62-67页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatic Failures in Euphemisms of Cross-Culture Communication | 第67-72页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Failure in Euphemisms | 第69-70页 |
| ·Sociopragmatic Failure in Euphemisms | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitation | 第73-75页 |
| Works Cited | 第75-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80页 |
