Тhe object of the study is the phenomenon of euphemization.
The subject of the study is the peculiarities of the use of euphemisms in the British and French media.
The purpose of this work is to study the peculiarities of the use of euphemisms in the British and French media.
Achieving this goal involves performing the following tasks
- learning studying the definition of euphemisms;
- learning study of different classifications of euphemisms;
- analysis of the main goals and functions of euphemisms in speech;
- definition defining the main areas of euphemisms;
- detection identification of the main functional features of the texts of British and French media;
- analysis of euphemisms in the texts of author's articles from the point of view of political correctness.
In this work, the following research methods were used: the study of scientific literature, the method of selection and analysis of information, systematization of the obtained data.
The material for the study was the author's articles of British and French newspapers.
The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that euphemistic units have been extracted from British newspapers over the past two years. The theoretical significance lies in the analysis of the processes occurring in the English language, identifying changes in socio-cultural realities in recent years.
Practical value - in the possibility of using euphemistic units in the courses of lexicology, stylistics and linguistics.
The structure of the work is determined by the subject, purpose and objectives of the study. the work consists of an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion.
CHAPTER 1. THE ESSENCE OF EUPHEMIA AND THE MAIN APPROACHES TO ITS STUDY.. 6
1.1 Definition of euphemism.. 6
1.2 Classification of euphemisms. 9
Conclusion on the first chapter 12
CHAPTER 2. THE USE OF EUPHEMISMS IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE MEDIA.. 13
2.1 Linguistic and stylistic features of language media. 13
2.2 Euphemisms in the language of the press. 16
Conclusion on the second chapter 19
CHAPTER 3. USE OF EUPHEMISMS IN THE BRITISH AND FRENCH MEDIA.. 20
3.1 Euphemisms in the language of the English-language press. 20
3.2 Euphemisms in the language of the French press. 24
Conclusion on the third chapter 30
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