Euphemisms are used frequently in human daily life,and with the development of cognitive science in recent years,people try to use various cognitive linguistic theories to study euphemisms.In the paper,the definition ...Euphemisms are used frequently in human daily life,and with the development of cognitive science in recent years,people try to use various cognitive linguistic theories to study euphemisms.In the paper,the definition and origin,construction principles and classifications of euphemisms are presented.,and then the main ideas and features of semantic prototype theory are introduced.The last part is the concrete analysis of euphemisms based on"Nirvana in Fire"with the help of semantic prototype theory.展开更多
1991年9月,Nirvana("涅槃")只是一个普通的乐队。而1991年12月,他们就变成了世界上最大牌的乐队。《Smells Like TeenSpirit》不可思议地在主流音乐和地下世界之间开辟生天。《Never Mind》甚至把迈克尔·杰克逊(Michael ...1991年9月,Nirvana("涅槃")只是一个普通的乐队。而1991年12月,他们就变成了世界上最大牌的乐队。《Smells Like TeenSpirit》不可思议地在主流音乐和地下世界之间开辟生天。《Never Mind》甚至把迈克尔·杰克逊(Michael Jackson)赶出了全美专辑销量第一名的位置。它完全改变了吉他在人们心中的声音和地位。也显示了"枪花"(Guns N’Rose)如"狮子狗"一般的摇滚形象走向衰败。它甚至把整个城市从一潭死水变成了世界的文化中心。对这么一个非同小可的反常事件你怎么看?当然,这也是"涅槃"的成员们在1992年后期一直刻意避讳的问题。展开更多
文摘Euphemisms are used frequently in human daily life,and with the development of cognitive science in recent years,people try to use various cognitive linguistic theories to study euphemisms.In the paper,the definition and origin,construction principles and classifications of euphemisms are presented.,and then the main ideas and features of semantic prototype theory are introduced.The last part is the concrete analysis of euphemisms based on"Nirvana in Fire"with the help of semantic prototype theory.
