Euphemism in memory park

The euphemism for memorial park is: funeral home.

Euphemism belongs to the category of language, which is a social phenomenon. The social function of euphemism is mainly to replace taboo words. "Language taboo is a common phenomenon. Using euphemism to express taboos in thoughts and customs will only deepen the politeness of language and promote the success of communication. It can be seen that people can complete the taboo language communication function in the form of euphemism, satisfy people's avoidance of some kind of awe, and coordinate interpersonal relationships, thus achieving the purpose of communication. "

English euphemism can generally be divided into two categories: traditional euphemism and stylistic euphemism. Traditional euphemisms are mostly taboo words, such as birth, old age, illness, death, burial, sex, nudity, pulling and scattering. If it is taboo to express it directly, it gives people the feeling of being vulgar, blunt, harsh and rude. On the other hand, if it is an indirect expression, it is a euphemism, which gives the impression of elegance, implication, moderate listening and politeness. This paper will analyze the taboo things such as birth, old age, illness, death, pulling and dispersing.

From the comparative analysis of English and Chinese euphemisms, we can see the profound national cultural tradition behind euphemisms. The ubiquity of language euphemism shows that both English and Chinese have the psychology of pursuing goodness and beauty, but this same psychology is driven by different ethical concepts, cultures and values.