声明
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Research Methods
1.5 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Related Concepts of Euphemism
2.1.1 Definition of Euphemism
2.1.2 Classification of Euphemism
2.1.3 Linguistic Devices in Creating Euphemism
2.2 Reviews of Euphemism Studies
2.2.1 Euphemism Studies at Home and Abroad
2.2.2 Euphemism Study Approaches
2.2.3 Euphemisms in Bad News Delivery
Chapter Three Theoretical Basis for the Use of Death and Disease Euphemism Bad News Delivery-Terror Management Theory
3.1 Past TheoreticaI Frameworks for Death and Disease Euphemism
3.1.1 Pragmatics:Cooperative Principle and Face-saving Theory
3.1.2 Cognitive:Conceptual Metaphor
3.2 New Interpretation for Euphemism Use from the Perspective of Terror Management Theory
3.2.1 Two Tenets of Terror Management Theory
3.2.2 Terror Management Theory and Communication
3.2.3 Terror Management Theory in Explaining Death and Disease Euphemism in Bad Delivery
Chapter Four Analysis of Doctors’ Use of Death and Disease Euphemism in Bad News Delivery to Critically-ill Patients
4.1 Doctors’ Use of Death and Disease Euphemism under Mortality Salience
4.2 Linguistic Devices for Creating Death and Disease Euphemism in Bad News Delivery
4.2.1 Euphemism Creation for Bad News Diagnosis Term
4.2.2 Euphemism Creation for Evaluating Bad News
4.2.3 Euphemism Creation for Expressing Certainty about Bad News
4.2.4 Euphemism Creation for the Recipient in Bad News Condition
4.3 Arguments for Euphemism Use in Bad News Delivery to Critically-ill Patients
4.3.1 Doctor-centeredness and Patient-centeredness:Awareness Check
4.3.2 Flexibility in Doctors’ Bad News Delivery Style
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Findings
5.2 Limitations
5.3 Suggestions for Future Study
References
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