Euphemisms questionnaire
KommentarHello everybody!
I'm writing a seminar paper about the use of euphemisms in English and German, and I urgently need to conduct a small case-study which includes collecting data. To collect data I made a questionnaire wich I would ask you to fill in.
Please send your results or/and questions to katarina_n_a@gmx.net

THANK YOU!!!

Questionnaire

Answer each of these questions with one sentence. You can repeat your answers. I need concrete utterances, not description of your reactions!

Ex.: 6.1. “Doctor, I think I am pregnant.”
6.2. “Darling, we’re getting a baby!”

Person you are talking to
question№ doctor lover close friend work colleague an acquaintance
1 a b c d e
2 a b c d e
3 a b c d e
4 a b c d e
5 a b c d e
6 a b c d e


What would you say if..?

1. … you stopped menstruating/had problems with potency?
2. … you found out you had cancer?
3. … somebody related to you had died?
4. … somebody related to the person you were talking to had died?
5. … had to ask for help in doing something?
6. … you /your lover were pregnant and you needed a holiday?

Your answers:
1. a
b
c
d
e
2. a
b
c
d
e
3. a
b
c
d
e
4. a
b
c
d
e
5. a
b
c
d
e
6. a
b
c
d
e