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