| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Reasons of This Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2 The Definition and Classification of English Euphemism | 第16-27页 |
| ·The Definition of English Euphemism | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Classification of English Euphemism | 第18-27页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Semantics | 第18-19页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Application | 第19-27页 |
| 3 The Motivation and Formation of English Euphemism | 第27-40页 |
| ·The Motivation of English Euphemism | 第27-31页 |
| ·Avoiding Taboo | 第27-29页 |
| ·For Disguising | 第29页 |
| ·Being Polite and Considerate | 第29-30页 |
| ·For Encouraging Others | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Formation of English Euphemism | 第31-37页 |
| ·Phonetic Approach | 第31-32页 |
| ·Lexical Approach | 第32-33页 |
| ·Semantic Approach | 第33-34页 |
| ·Grammatical Approach | 第34-36页 |
| ·Rhetorical Approach | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Formative Principles of English Euphemism | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Principle of Distance | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Principle of Relevance | 第38页 |
| ·The Principle of Pleasantness | 第38-40页 |
| 4 A Pragmatic Analysis of English Euphemism | 第40-61页 |
| ·An Analysis from the Perspective of Cooperative Principle | 第40-45页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Violation of the Cooperative Principle | 第41-45页 |
| ·An Analysis from the Perspective of Politeness Principle | 第45-51页 |
| ·The Politeness Principle | 第45-46页 |
| ·Euphemisms Observing Politeness Principle | 第46-51页 |
| ·An Analysis from the Perspective of Indirect Speech Act Theory | 第51-53页 |
| ·An Analysis from the Perspective of Face Theory | 第53-56页 |
| ·Context and English Euphemism | 第56-61页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| ·Implication in Cross-cultural Communication | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix: Published Papers during the Study of M.A. | 第68页 |
