Functional characteristics of euphemisms in the political discourse

UDC 811.112.2 BBK 81.432.4

Bogatova T. N.

This article is devoted to the examination of the phenomenon β€œeuphemisation” of the units of language in the context of political discourse in German.

During the article, the author sets problems: to study the nature of the euphemism and discourse in wide and narrow sense; to analyse empiric material with the help of the method of the definitional analysis.

Key words: euphemism, groups of the euphemisms, political discourse, method of definitional analysis.

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