FOUNDATIONS OF THE FORMATION OF TABOO AND EUPHEMISMS
Abstract
The phenomena of taboo and euphemism are closely linked with the emergence of language and human thinking; they have developed through evolutionary stages similar to language itself, based on the necessity of human communication and the demands of oratory, and later formed a distinct layer of speech with their own objects. It is known that since primitive times, humanity has involuntarily used euphemisms. According to linguist A.A. Reformatsky, euphemistic units used in place of taboo are inherently connected with ethnic development. He notes that various superstitions and religious beliefs contributed to the emergence of taboo, while euphemisms serve to obscure its name. From the second half of the 19th century, the phenomena of taboo and euphemism began to be studied from ethnographic and ethnolinguistic perspectives. In general linguistics, Turkology, and particularly in Uzbek linguistics, there are numerous sources and viewpoints on the causes of taboo and euphemism and the purposes for which they are used.
Keywords
taboo, linguopragmatics, semantic transformation, nominative means, periphrasis, connotative meaning, pragmatic meaning, speech etiquette, sociolinguistics, stylistics, discourse analysis.How to Cite
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