A Contrastive Analysis of Euphemism in Mistaghanimy s The Memory of the Flesh and Woolf s Mrs. Dalloway

The current study tries to investigate the notion of euphemism in English and Arabic .To achieve its objectives, the study illustrates that there are definite points of parallel and variance between the two languages in using euphemisms. The study discusses euphemism: its definition, nature and relationship with certain figures of speech. It has been found that individuals are affected, or even well-ordered, by the moral principles and conventions of society and, as established by the two authors in the two novels , how they react when they are influenced by a situation. The study ends with some concluding remarks pointing out some points of similarity and difference between the two languages.