A Comparative Study of Euphemism and Dysphemism in English and Arabic with Special Reference to Political Discourse
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS - Year 14, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
This study aims at analyzing euphemisms in English and Arabic. Euphemisms address culturally sensitive areas and this is why they have not received a lot of academic attention from applied linguists in general and sociolinguists in particular. The study begins by listing the ways of forming euphemism in both English and Arabic. Then it sheds light on English Political euphemism for being a tool for political leaders to control information transmission. Based on some examples, this paper summarises three features which distinguish political euphemism from others. Then, it discusses pragmatically how political euphemism violates all the maxims of Grice's cooperative principle. We briefly discuss dysphemism and in which way its formation process is similar and different from euphemism. Such study of this linguistic phenomenon provides a proof that language is not only a reflection of the objective world but a process of social construction.
Authors and Affiliations
Sarab Kadir Mugair
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP650997
- DOI 10.24297/jal.v4i1.5206
- Views 68
- Downloads 0
English Past Tense Morphology in Adult Arab EFL learners: Mental Representation Mechanism and Types of Errors
English past tense morphology is one of the most difficult but yet one of the most important areas in the acquisition of English language by L2 Learners. The objectives of this study were to: (a) determine the acquisitio...
An Alternative Approach to Linguistic Theories of Language Acquisition: Focus on The Cognitive Theory
Although linguistics provides a useful perspective on L2 learning, it must be remembered that linguistics is only one of the disciplines that SLA research can draw on. With this in mind, this study provides a thumb...
A Neural Network Perspective on the Syntactic-Semantic Association between Mass and Count Nouns
Analysing aspects of how our brain processes language may provide, even before the language faculty is really understood, useful insights into higher order cognitive functions. We take a small exploratory step in this di...
Languages of Communication in Baghdad: Domains and Perceptions
The purpose of this study is to investigate the domains of use of the Turkmen language and Arabic in Baghdad and to explore attitudes towards Turkmen and Arabic. A sample, comprising (100) subjects from the Turkmen of Ba...
Critical Review about the Differences of the Linguistic Mood between Arabic and English Languages
This article presents an exhaustive review of these studies and suggests a direction for future developments. This current study shed light on the meaning of mood in Arabic and English Languages. Also, the differences be...