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TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRAOVFACULTY OF LETTERSB.A. PROJECT1A VIEW ON POLITICAL EUPHEMISMS WITHIN ENGLISH PRESSSupervisorDr Oana Tatu StudentManole Ionela-Anca

CONTENTS1. Reasons for choosing this theme2. The structure of the project3. Original aspects4. Conclusions5. Selective references7/2/20153

1. REASONS FOR CHOOSING THIS THEME Euphemism:- the product of constraints (Seiciuc, 2008:22)- masks the reality;- used on a daily basis Politics one of the richest field in euphemisms Political euphemisms:- intriguing, challenging, complex;- tools of public manipulation Press rich in political discourses7/2/20154

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2. THE STRUCTURE OF THEI. Theory1. A diachronic and synchronic approach to euphemisms2. Classification of euphemismsII. Analysis 3. Pragmatic analysis of euphemisms in political discoursePROJECT7/2/20156

1.1 Definitions1.2 Etymology1.3 Evolution1.4 Euphemisms and style1.5 The occurrence of euphemisms within public discourseA diachronic and synchronic approach to euphemisms7/2/20157

2. Classification of euphemisms2.1 Classification in point of polarity 2.1.1 Positive euphemisms 2.1.2 Negative euphemisms2.2 Classification in point of domain of use 2.2.1 Religious euphemisms 2.2.2 Death and murder euphemisms 2.2.3 Sexual and excretory euphemisms 2.2.4 Political euphemisms 2.2.5 Social euphemisms 2.2.6 Other euphemisms7/2/20158

3. Pragmatic analysis of euphemisms in political discourse3.1 Corpus and method of analysis3.2 The Guardian newspaper3.3 Analysis of political euphemisms within The Guardian newspaper7/2/20159

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3. ORIGINAL ASPECTS 36 political euphemisms have been found in 2010 and 2011 articles of The Guardian newspaper Pragmatic analysis of political euphemisms Finding out the pragmatic functions involved Finding out the proper meaning of all the identified euphemisms

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4. CONCLUSIONS Euphemisms are very much employed in nowadays society Each euphemism performs one or more pragmatic functions When delivering speeches, euphemisms prove to be frequently a compulsory tool Political euphemisms:- often deceive the public with beautified words- mask the reality of political events- will continuously develop

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5. SELECTIVE REFERENCES Allan, K.; Burridge, K. (1991) Euphemism and dysphemism: Language used as a shield and weapon. New York: Oxford University Press Goffman, E. (1956) The presentation of self in everyday life. Doubleday & Company Inc., Carden City, New York Keyes, R. (2010) In Euphemania: Our love affair with euphemisms. New York: Little, Brown and Company Rawson, H. (1981) Dictionary of euphemisms and other doubletalk. Crown Publishers Inc., New York Yule, G. (1996) Pragmatics. Oxford University Press.

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