LEXICAL VARIABILITY OF EUPHEMISMS OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IN HISTORICAL ASPECT

Abstract

Euphemisms in Chinese are an integral part of social interaction, they are a reflection of social norms and values. The article examines euphemisms of the Chinese language associated with the theme of death (as the most frequently euphemized in all languages and cultures), as well as euphemisms associated with the taboos on proper nouns and serving to display modesty (as a group of euphemisms less universal for languages. In all these groups, lexical variability is analyzed, in particular, the choice of one or another lexical unit, depending on the communicative situation, social relations or regional characteristics. The analysis is carried out in the historical aspect on the material of literary works, since many of the considered euphemisms are not used in modern language, however, they are of interest from the point of view of linguistics and history, as they reflect national ethical and moral ideas.