Euphemistic language is a milder or more positive expression used to replace a negative or unpleasant one.
According to www.wikipedia.org, euphemism means the substitution of a mild, inoffensive, relatively uncontroversial phrase, for a frank expression that might offend or otherwise suggest something unpleasant to the audience.
From what i have learned in my class today, euphemistic language is arise by Noam Chomsky and he stand up with his point that " Word have positive and negative connotation".
Then, the thing that oppose euphemism way is dysphemism language which is a direct language and honest from the speaker in order to deliver their messages. Dysphemism means replacing a neutral or positive expression with a negative or unpleasant one.
As we know, words are powerful agents to built interaction in communication and with words it can influence others people without realizing it. It is because as stated in Critical Literary Reading book the words that have been used are carry at least two layers of meaning which is denotation and connotation.
As to make you more understands, denotations is a word's exact or dictionary meningor as my lecturer said it is more towards literate meaning. Meanwhile connotation means the implied or suggested meaning and the emotional impact that the words carries.
let we go trough the examples of euphemistic language and disphemistic language:
| EUPHEMISM | DYSPHEMISM |
| Shell shock | War |
| Overweight/chubby/Physically challenge | Fat |
| Bathroom tissue | Toilet Paper |
| Terrorists | Commander |
| Getting Older | Old |
| Economical | Cheap |
| Die | Pass away/Passed on/Expired/blown out the candle |
Based on the differences that shows in the table above, which one is better for people use in express their way in communication and interact with people?
If people ask me which one is my choice, i would prefer to choose dysphemism language. This is because i think use something that more on towards not in hidden meaning. Another reasons that make me choose to use that particular language is juts because it do not make any confusion in order to deliver a messages to someone and it cannot be misinterpreted by others people even though the actual intention or meaning is difference from what are the others claimed.
One of my strong reasons to refute the euphemistic language is it cannot be accepted by all cultures. For example, in United Kingdom (UK) cultures, "pussy" means sweet but in United State (US) means coward. Another example is "fag" which is mean homosexual in (US) but it become a cigarettes in (UK) culture.
From the situations,it can make me stand on my point to choose dysphemistic language rather than euphemistic language. How about you?
Choose wisely...=)i will leave you here.....so you can think in deeply....
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