PPT-Euphemisms

  The word euphemism is derived from the Greek word euphemos meaning to use a good word for an evil or unfavorable word   The Greek prefix eu means good and . brPage 1br HVSHFLDOO57347LI57347WKH57527YH57347EHHQ57347FDOOHG57347WKRVH57347ZRUGV57347LQ57347WKH57347SDVW IROORZHG57347E57347VL5734757524KHDGOLQH F brPage 1br brPage 2br brPage 3br brPage 4br 5734767 573475735557347LTDT57347DO573600LGDT57359S 5734767 573475735557347LTDT57347DO573600 influence on us. The Language of 1984. The Language of Oceania is Newspeak.. The function of Newspeak is to actually limit the range of human thought, not broaden it.. Words are removed from the vocabulary in order to reduce the possible ideas people can express.. Form of Doublespeak in American. Presidential Debates. Mgr. Pavel Reich. Masaryk University, Brno. Outline. Basic units of lexical doublespeak – purr and snarl words, hidden bias. Euphemisms. Results of the research. Have you ever thought that translations from one language to another are very literal? Does anything ever get “lost in translation”? Probably. Does some interpretation of language rely on knowledge of the culture of the mainstream users of the language? Possibly. Do you know people who do not “Get” your jokes? Understanding puns, euphemisms, and idioms may help them to “Get the joke.”. .. Shake Your Euphemism. Euphemisms. George Carlin. Some examples of Euphemisms. pre-owned car - used car/second-hand car . restroom (US English) - toilet . to pass on - to die . friendly fire - being fired upon by your own side in battle . What is the difference between denotation and connotation?. Denotation. – the literal, dictionary definition of a word. ex. home – place where one lives. childish – characteristic of a child. “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.” . Matthew 12:36. “But . now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your . Key characteristics to include when you write a narrative. Take notes!. Characteristics of a Personal narrative? Watch and make a list…... …USES DIALOGUE . . …ESTABLISHES SETTING. ….ESTABLISHES MOOD. Euphemisms and Idioms. Euphemisms. It is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. . What are some things we call the toilet?. Euphemisms. Looking at Language. Chapter 3: Looking at Language. Goals for Chapter 3. Identifying emotionally charged language and euphemisms. Identifying claims that are vague or ambiguous. Identifying fallacies of equivocation. 1. Profanity. 1. . the quality of being . profane; . irreverence. . 2. . profane conduct . or . language. ; . a . profane . act or utterance. . 3. . obscenity (Dictionary.com). 2. Profane. characterized by . . brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.. Luke 6:45 (NKJV). James 3:1-12. . affirms . just how powerful the human tongue can be in either doing good or evil. . -semantic Stylistic Devices. LECTURE 4. . STYLISTICS . OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SEMASIOLOGY. Stylistics . semasiology is concerned with meanings of linguistic units, their interaction and changes they undergo when used as expressive means and stylistic devices. .