

Contents
Abstract
中文摘要
1. Introduction-1
1.1 The Pervasive Concern of Forrest Gump-1
1.2 Euphemism Study at Home and Abroad-2
1.3 The Significance of the Present Study-3
2. Euphemism and Politeness Principle-4
2.1 Euphemism-4
2.2 Politeness Principle-5
2.2.1 Definition of Politeness Principle-5
2.2.2 Leech’s Politeness Principle-6
2.3 The Relationship between Euphemism and Politeness Principle-7
3. Analysis of Euphemism in Forrest Gump from the Perspective of Politeness Principle-8
3.1 Politeness Principle on Encouragement-10
3.2 Politeness Principle on Love-11
3.3 Politeness Principle on Sex-13
3.4 Politeness Principle on War-15
3.5 Politeness Principle on Etiquette-16
3.6 Politeness Principle on Death-18
4. Conclusion-23
References-24