Browsing by Author "Petkova, Silvia"
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EUPHEMISATION AS A PHENOMENON OF INDIRECT COMMUNICATION
Petkova, Silvia (УИ "Паисий Хилендарски", 2017)The paper deals with the use of euphemisms which serve as substitutes for taboo words in Russian mass media texts. They allow the speaker to talk about “unpleasant” issues, neutralizing or mitigating the unpleasantness. ... -
ON THE SECONDARY EXPRESSIVIZATION OF SOME PERIPHRASES REFERRING TO WOMEN IN RUSSIAN MEDIA DISCOURSE
Petkova, Silvia (УИ "Паисий Хилендарски", 2019)The study is focused on figurative periphrases which refer to women in Russian print media. The starting point for the discussion is the notion that the conventional periphrases are an important part of the phraseological ... -
POLITICALLY CORRECT EUPHEMISMS AS A TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VERBAL TOLERANCE IN RUSSIAN MASS MEDIA TEXTS
Petkova, Silvia (УИ "Паисий Хилендарски", 2018)The paper presents the results of contextual analysis of a range of politically correct euphemisms which serve as substitutes for the word poor in Russian mass media discourse. Four degrees of mitigation are determined ...