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Taboo, euphemisms, and humour

What is it about?

The article analyses the effects of different types of humour (e.g. irony, sarcasm, mockery) on euphemistic speech from different semantic taboo areas (e.g. death, sexuality, minorities, politics) to show whether the euphemistic value is maintained or not.

Why is it important?

Our findings show that not all euphemisms remain euphemistic when specific types of humour and specific speaker intensions are applied. The typology we provide helps to understand where this twist happens, and how.

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Ursula Reutner and Philipp Heidepeter
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