The language of death and dying. A corpus study of the use of euphemisms in British and American English
This essay is a corpus based study, aimed at determining which euphemisms for death American and British English have in common as well as which might be more specific for either of these two varieties of the English language. The study also shows the frequency in use for all of the chosen euphemism...
Main Author: | Gustavsson, Sofie |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Växjö universitet, Institutionen för humaniora
2007
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1086 |
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