Euphemistic function of phraseological units (on material of Russian and English)

T. A Karpova; A. S Voskovskaya

doi:10.17816/2074-0530-67097

Izvestiya MGTU MAMI ›› 2015, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1-6) : 127 -132. DOI: 10.17816/2074-0530-67097

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Euphemistic function of phraseological units (on material of Russian and English)

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The article investigates the euphemistic phraseology in Russian and English. The main criteria are euphemistically phraseological units: contextual communications, specific structure and semantics of language units. The most successful ways to create phraseology, euphemisms are noted in the article.

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euphemism / euphemistically phraseological unit / contextual communications / emotionally expressive coloring / stylistic labeling dysphemism / evaluation referents

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T. A Karpova, A. S Voskovskaya. Euphemistic function of phraseological units (on material of Russian and English). Izvestiya MGTU MAMI, 2015, 9(1-6): 127-132 DOI:10.17816/2074-0530-67097