Euphemistic strategies in Algerian Arabic and American English

This study aims to explore the use of euphemistic strategies by Algerians and Americans when dealing with three unpleasant topics: death, lying, and disease. It also examines the effect of degree of formality on the use of euphemistic strategies. To achieve this objective, a discourse completion tas...

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Main Authors: Alghazo Sharif, Bekaddour Soumia, Jarrah Marwan, Hammouri Yazeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-10-01
Series:ExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics)
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2022-0004