Compiling a dictionary of modern English euphemism

Abstract

Euphemisms are one of the most common language means that are used constantly. The purpose of this research was to investigate the topic of euphemisms and develop our own dictionary based on the information that has been researched. One of the primary objectives was studying theoretical knowledge as well as exploring KAZGUU students’ understanding of the topic. In order to achieve our goals, our team has used a mixed methods research with sequential explanatory research design. By using this research method and design our team has created two surveys via Google forms that consists of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Data collected from our surveys combined with theoretical knowledge that has been researched gave us an insight into the euphemisms and it will allow us to construct a comprehensive dictionary of euphemisms. Consequently, this will address an issue concerning a lack of newer dictionaries that are specialized in euphemisms. As well as increasing the amount of data on the topic. As the result of our research, the dictionary of euphemisms has been made and all the important data was analyzed. The result of our surveys showed a clear need for the dictionary of euphemisms for KAZGUU students. This study opens the door for further research into the topic as well as an opportunity for future researchers to improve upon our work to achieve a better dictionary for the students of KAZGUU