A Study of Euphemism in Downton Abbey from the Perspective of Rapport Management  

作　　者：陈明 

机构地区：[1]东北师范大学外国语学院

出　　处：《校园英语》2019年第36期181-183,共3页English On Campus

摘　　要：This paper reports on a pragmatic analysis of euphemism from the perspective of RM. Taking the British drama, Downton Abbey, as the corpus, the study found that RMT is applicable to analyze the strategic use of euphemisms. Euphemism contributes to the management of face and right by diminishing the rapport-threatening behavior and maintaining the rapport created by interlocutors in the talk exchange.This paper reports on a pragmatic analysis of euphemism from the perspective of RM. Taking the British drama, Downton Abbey, as the corpus, the study found that RMT is applicable to analyze the strategic use of euphemisms. Euphemism contributes to the management of face and right by diminishing the rapport-threatening behavior and maintaining the rapport created by interlocutors in the talk exchange.

关 键 词：RM EUPHEMISM Downton Abbey 

分 类 号：H313[语言文字—英语]