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Area of Science:

  • Medical Humanities
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Thanatology

Background:

  • A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focused on death and dying aimed to foster open dialogue.
  • An activity within the MOOC prompted participants to explore language and euphemisms for death.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how language, specifically euphemisms for death, functions from a nursing perspective.
  • To analyze how linguistic choices can both facilitate and obscure communication about sensitive topics.

Main Methods:

  • Collected 3053 euphemisms for death from 471 participants in a MOOC.
  • Analyzed the collected euphemisms for their variety, purpose, and usage patterns.

Main Results:

  • A wide array of euphemisms for death were generated by participants.
  • Many submitted euphemisms included commentary on their intended use and function.

Conclusions:

  • Societal use of death euphemisms is extensive and creative.
  • Awareness of potential misunderstandings and misinterpretations of euphemisms is crucial, particularly in clinical practice to prevent distress.