FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OF EUPHEMISMS IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE (ON THE MATERIAL OF SPEECHES OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH POLITICIANS)
The article considers the functions of euphemisms in the English language within the framework of the political discourse. The context analysis reveals specificity of the means of expression of euphemia in English: lexemes, collocations.
Keywords: political communication, political discourse, euphemisms, functions
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Issue: 4, 2014
Series of issue: Issue 4
Rubric: GERMANIC AND ROMANIC LANGUAGES
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