This research aimed to describe the form and function of euphemisms dysphemisms their influence on politeness in Kampar community. was qualitative descriptive methods were used. Participants native Riau Malay speakers dialect Kampung Panjang village. The results this indicated that euphemism dysphemism are spoken words, phrases, expressions. Dysphemism is more widely used than euphemism....

This study investigates and compares the conceptualization of death euphemism in English and Arabic as embodied in various euphemistic metaphors using the Conceptual Metaphor Theory initiated by Lakoff and Johnson (1980, 2003). It has been found, based on 442 euphemistic expressions in both languages (192 from Arabic, and 250 from English) that both languages use 10 strikingly similar complex c...

This study is entitled Translation Strategies of Taboo Words in Christina Lauren’s “Beautiful Bastard” from English into Indonesian. at to find the types taboo words and translation strategies applied translating words. The data were collected through documentation method novel Beautiful Bastard by Lauren its Indonesian version translated Ine Milasari Hidajat under same title. Then analysed a d...