Euphemism types in the Washington Times online political articles

a study of semantic change

Authors

  • Haidar Jaganegara STBA JIA
  • Elsan Arvian STBA JIA
  • Yeni Noryatin STBA JIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56724/ladu.v1i1.3

Keywords:

euphemism types, semantic change, political article

Abstract

Background: There is a situation when people are discussing topics that are considered sensitive which labeled vulgar or inconsiderate such as death, religion, sex, racial issues or politics, the use of euphemism is very useful. By using the euphemism, it can turn unmentionable words into mentionable and less offensive. Turning the unmentionable or bad words into mentionable or good words that make euphemism give rise to semantic change through changing the sense of words.

Purpose: The aim of this research is to find the types of euphemism in The Washington Times online political articles.

Design and methods: This research applied descriptive qualitative method, while the data were collected by close reading and observing the words, phrases or clauses that contains the euphemism types in The Washington Times online political articles. This
research applies the theory of Allan and Burridge for euphemism types

Results: As the results of representative data, the types of euphemism found in the articles are 3 metaphors, 1 remodeling, 9 circumlocutions, 1 abbreviation, 2 one-for-one substitutions, and 1 hyperbole. All of the euphemism types in this research are often used as the substitute expression in order to have the positive connotation and to save the readers from unpleasant topics or issues.

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Published

2020-11-30

How to Cite

Jaganegara, H., Arvian, E., & Noryatin, Y. (2020). Euphemism types in the Washington Times online political articles: a study of semantic change. LADU: Journal of Languages and Education, 1(1), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.56724/ladu.v1i1.3