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interjection. In spite of that, the abbreviation MILF is regarded a euphemism due to the success of concealing the truth. It is also shown by the feature
MILF has. There is no bad and sensitive component like [SEX] [WONDER] [FUN] [FEELING] [WOMAN]. Meanwhile, Mom Id Like to Fuck seems
taboo because of the existence of the word fuck. Having above description, fuck goes to sexual activity, copulation or the expression of irritation. In
consideration of that, the word fuck is restricted to mention. For those Meaning relation, these two words actually has no exact
meaning relation. It is supported by the reference of the semantic component. The abbreviation MILF is a kind of exclamation referring to no real meaning
but the expression of anger or surprise like uuuuhhh, wow and so forth.
In sentence Dude That chick ... is MILF, MILF undergoes Semantic broadening. It is because the new meaning of MILF refers to broader field
than the previous one. The proof is the semantic components of both terms. MILF consists of only one feature [EXCLAMATION], while MILF occurs
in above utterance referring to women that like having sex. It is supported by the existence of the features like [FUN] [SEX] [FEELING] [WOMEN] and by
the increasing number of the components of MILF by 5 [+] features. Hence, in this typical case, the new meaning has semantic broadening process.
7. Quasi- omission
Data example: 7
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a Jim’s Dad: Youre a young man now and you may be flirting with the idea of .. of .. p.35
It is said by Jim’s dad. As a father he knows that his son has girlfriend. He is just so worried about a thing. He intends to give any suggestion but afraid of
hurting his sons feeling. The euphemism of the above utterance does not occur in word but in the form
of silence. The proof is seen in the dashes at the end of the utterance. The word of.. .of... is the euphemism for the omitting word, having sex. The speaker
would like to hide the truth because having sex is still categorized as taboo for next reasons:
a Having sex deals with sex organ b Having sex refers to sexual activity in which male genital will enter female
genital c Having sex is such private activity influenced by sex desire of human
d Having sex is sacred and it is not for public consumption e Having sex actually is done by couple in wedlock.
According to the norm, it is forbidden to say peoples privacy so as to prevent them from getting embarrassed, and uncomforted. These terms include
quasi-omission because the speaker hides and stops the intended words by omitting the offence. The speaker is worried and afraid of saying it explicitly. It
could touch the hearers sensibilities. Hence, the speaker tries to conceal the truth. It is because the missing words supposed too taboo, it is having sex. The
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uses of euphemistic omission of having sex are to guard against others privacy, not to mention of unlucky or sensitive matters.
Supporting these ideas, the writer would like to unpack the semantic components of the term of.. .of..., yet the writer finds out nothing since the
speaker just says nothing. If the writer replaces of ... of .. . with the hidden meaning, it will be:
b Jim’s dad: Youre a young man now and you maybe flirting with idea of
having sex .
This sentence is acceptable, yet it is not euphemism expression anymore. By mentioning having sex, we can catch the meaning directly. Let alone
having sex comprises components like: Having sex: [PHYSIAL] [ACTIVITY] [GENITALS] [COITUS] [DONE
BY PEOPLE] [LOVE] To get more information, the writer is going to identify the semantic
components of both words as follow:
Of...of ... having sex
- Physical
+ -
Activity +
- Genitals
+ -
Coitus +
- Done by people
+ -
Love +
Based on the above explanation, the writer find out that of ... of. .. and having sex share no semantic component at all. If the euphemism of...of ...
has no feature, yet the word having sex falls under [GENITALS] [DONE BY
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PEOPLE] [LOVE] [PHYICAL] [ACTIVITY] [COITUS]. Those lexemes are regarded so sensitive that the word having sex turns into taboo.
The writer then sums up that of ... of ... and having sex have no meaning relation in replacing each other. The acceptable reason of the utterance of. .. of
... standing for having sex is that a euphemistic quasi-omission used to counteract the taboo one. The speaker will hide and stop uttering the intended
words. It is a roundabout way of talking by omitting the unlucky or sensitive matter. Even though, the utterance of ... of ... has no clear meaning, it is surely
acceptable to refine the word having sex. The euphemism of ... of ... can be regarded as spoken counterpart like
silence. It is so because the speaker has no alternative idea to neutralize the distasteful term. Nevertheless, the new meaning of.. .of... applies Semantic
broadening. The proof is the semantic component of the words. The earlier meaning of ... of ... falls under no feature, while, the new meaning refers to
sexual matter that comprises 6 [+] features. They are [LOVE] [MATE] [PHYSICAL] [ACTIVITY] [GENITALS] and [COITUS]. Therefore, it is
regarded broader in meaning since the previous meaning is more general than the earlier one.
8. Full omission Data example:
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a Nadia: ... oh, not tonight, dear p.59
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The data derives from American pie 5 movie. It happens when Nadia is in Jim’s bedroom, then Jim comes and rubs her back. Nadia turns to him and
rejects her boyfriend offer by saying above utterance. In that utterance, euphemism is in the words not tonight. But it does not
refer to the condition of the night of today. Tonight refines the taboo words have sexual intercourse. It is strongly taboo to mention. The speaker
euphemized have sexual intercourse in order to obscure the real meaning. Some reasons letting have sexual intercourse be high taboo are as follows:
a It is sexual activity involving both female and male genitals b Having sex is induced by hormonal changes associated with sexual desire
c Having sex is an activity centering and leading coitus Thus having sex is counteracted with the only words tonight in this
sentence. The speaker said so in the hope to avoid losing someones face, attracting someones sensibility and blurring the taboo words.
The word tonight even gets through euphemistic omission in which the speaker does not mention the complete sentence. They omit the dispreferred
term. To differentiate full- omission from quasi-omission, the first term is not shown any kind of spoken counterparts to dashes or things like mhm, or eeeerrr
To back up the above explanation, the writer then breaks down the word tonight into smaller features like:
Tonight: [PHYSICAL] [TIME] From these components, tonight refers to physical time. The components will
be different, if the word tonight is added with the omitting utterance.
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b Nadia: ... oh, not tonight to have sex, dear. Sentence b is acceptable. Having sex is what is being hidden since it is taboo.
Therefore, sentence b is not a euphemism expression anymore in which the real meaning is shown explicitly. Besides, it has below components:
Having sex: [PHYSICAL] [ACTIVITY] [COITUS] [PEOPLE] To get meaning relation between not tonight and having sex, the writer will
identify the semantic component as follow:
Tonight Having sex
+ Physical
+ -
Activity +
+ Time
+ -
Coitus +
- People
+ From above description, the writer finds out that tonight and have sex
only has a component in common, it is [PHYSICAL]. If tonight refers to physical time, have sex will refer to physical activity. In sentence oh, not
tonight, dear, tonight neutralize the taboo terms by omitting having sex. Tonight may replace having sex because it is a conversation between couple
in bed room at night. Thus, the experience let people refer tonight to have sex. Based on the opposite feature and above explanation, the writer concludes
that there is no exact meaning relation between tonight and having sex. They have only one identical feature and contrast in [ACTIVITY] [TIME] [COITUS]
[PEOPLE] features The word tonight replaces having sex. It undergoes Semantic broadening
in which the meaning change is regarded broader than the previous one. Tonight describes the physical time especially night of today that is dark,
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calm, and silent. The peaceful atmosphere let us do relax activity. While, having sex is physical activity done by people who are in love. Thus the
references of tonight changes and gets broader as well. The other proof is the number of semantic components, the word tonight has 2 [+] features and
having sex has 4 [+] features.
9. Metonym
