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Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey”
2024. urn:nbn:hr:162:815204
Efendić, Maja
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Efendić, M. (2024). Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey” (Master's thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:815204

Efendić, Maja. "Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey”." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:815204

Efendić, Maja. "Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey”." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:815204

Efendić, M. (2024). 'Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey”', Master's thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 01 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:815204

Efendić M. Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey” [Master's thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2024 [cited 2025 April 01] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:815204

M. Efendić, "Euphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey”", Master's thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2024. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:815204

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TitleEuphemisms in Jessica Fellowe's Book “The World of Downton Abbey“ and the Television Series “Downton Abbey”
Title (english)Eufemizmi u knjizi Jessice Fellowes “The World of Downton Abbey” i televizijskoj seriji “Downton Abbey”
AuthorMaja Efendić
MentorSanja Škifić (mentor)
Committee memberLidija Štrmelj (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSanja Škifić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberZlatko Bukač (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2024-09-05, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This master thesis deals with euphemisms found in the book “The World of Downton Abbey” and the first and the second season of the television series “Downton Abbey”, and their division according to Allan and Burridge’s (1991) classification system. In each society, there are certain terms that people try to avoid mentioning directly because they are believed to be inappropriate. To be able to talk about inappropriate topics, people usually employ euphemisms in their language to express... More themselves. The main aim was to analyze the frequency and types of euphemisms, the specific contexts in which characters employ them, and the primary themes that prompt their use. The semantic domains with the highest number of euphemisms are death, love, sexual orientation, and religion. Because of the events that occurred during the period in which the action takes place, death is the most common topic, which led characters to produce the highest number of euphemisms related to that domain. The results have shown that understatement is the type of euphemism that appears most frequently, especially in the television series. After understatement, circumlocution is the second most frequent type of euphemism, followed by metaphor. Both understatement and circumlocution are typical of polite society. The explanation for this is historical time frame of the early 20th century, when the society paid special attention to their behavior and their way of talking to others. In everyday conversation, euphemisms play an important role, so the findings of this paper help to clarify our understanding of euphemisms. Less
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj diplomski rad se bavi eufemizmima u knjizi “The World of Downton Abbey” te u prvoj i drugoj sezoni serije “Downton Abbey” i njihovom podjelom prema Allanovom i Burridgeovom klasifikacijskom sistemu (1991). U svakom društvu postoje određeni termini koje ljudi izbjegavaju izreći direktno jer smatraju da su neprikladni. Kako bi se neometano izražavali o temama koje se smatraju neprikladnima, ljudi najčešće posežu za eufemizmima. Glavni cilj ovog istraživanja je analizirati... More učestalost i tipove eufemizama, specifični kontekst u kojem ih likovi koriste i primarne teme koje potiču njihovu upotrebu. Semantičke domene sa najvećim brojem eufemizama su smrt, ljubav, seksualna orijentacija i religija. S obzirom na događaje koji su se odvili tijekom perioda radnje ovog djela, smrt je najučestalija tema koja je navodila likove na korištenje najvećeg broja eufemizama. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da se ublaženi izraz, kao tip eufemizma pojavljuje najčešće, posebice u televizijskoj seriji. Sljedeći najčešće upotrebljavani tipovi eufemizama su cirkumlokucija i metafora. Ublaženi izrazi i cirkumlokucija su također i eufemizmi tipični za visoko društvo. Pojašnjenje za navedeno leži u vremenskom okviru ranog dvadesetog stoljeća kada je društvo pridavalo posebnu pažnju ponašanju i načinu ophođenja prema drugima. Eufemizmi igraju važnu ulogu u svakodnevnom razgovoru, stoga rezultati ovog istraživanja pridonose njihovom boljem razumijevanju. Less
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Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:815204
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research
Course: Teaching
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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