| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第7-14页 |
| ·Definitions of Euphemisms | 第7-8页 |
| ·The Formation of Euphemisms | 第8-10页 |
| ·Overview on Intercultural Communication | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study of Euphemisms in Intercultural Communication | 第11-14页 |
| ·To Improve Intercultural Communication | 第11-12页 |
| ·To Improve Foreign Language Teaching | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-16页 |
| ·Review of Euphemism Study at Home and Abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Euphemism Study in China | 第14-15页 |
| ·Euphemism Study Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER 3 EUPHEMISM AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 第16-27页 |
| ·Study of Euphemism in Intercultural Communication | 第16-17页 |
| ·Communicative Functions of Euphemism | 第17-19页 |
| ·For Politeness | 第17-18页 |
| ·For Evasion | 第18-19页 |
| ·For Disguise | 第19页 |
| ·Classification of Euphemisms | 第19-21页 |
| ·In Terms of Semantics | 第19-20页 |
| ·In Terms of its Usage | 第20-21页 |
| ·In Terms of its Application | 第21页 |
| ·The Application of Euphemism in Intercultural Communication | 第21-27页 |
| ·Euphemisms in Daily Life | 第21-24页 |
| ·Euphemisms in Social Life | 第24-27页 |
| CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH EUPHEMISMS IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RELEVANCE THEORY | 第27-45页 |
| ·The Principles Related to Relevance Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Politeness Principle | 第28-29页 |
| ·Relevance Theory Overview | 第29-31页 |
| ·Relevance and Communication | 第31-33页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Principles of Relevance | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relevance and Comprehension | 第33-34页 |
| ·Relevance Theory in Understanding English Euphemism in Intercultural Communication | 第34-45页 |
| ·Euphemism and Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第34-37页 |
| ·Euphemism and Relevance Principle | 第37-39页 |
| ·Euphemism and Contextual Effects | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Processing Efforts in Euphemisms | 第41-42页 |
| ·Euphemism and Cognitive Environment | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第45-47页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第45-46页 |
| ·Limitations | 第46-47页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第47-49页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第49页 |
