Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 The Pervasive Concern of Forrest Gump-1

1.2 Euphemism Study at Home and Abroad-2

1.3 The Significance of the Present Study-3

2. Euphemism and Politeness Principle-4

2.1 Euphemism-4

2.2 Politeness Principle-5

2.2.1 Definition of Politeness Principle-5

2.2.2 Leech’s Politeness Principle-6

2.3 The Relationship between Euphemism and Politeness Principle-7

3. Analysis of Euphemism in Forrest Gump from the Perspective of Politeness Principle-8

3.1 Politeness Principle on Encouragement-10

3.2 Politeness Principle on Love-11

3.3 Politeness Principle on Sex-13

3.4 Politeness Principle on War-15

3.5 Politeness Principle on Etiquette-16

3.6 Politeness Principle on Death-18

4. Conclusion-23

References-24