The problem of media speech euphemism in Bulgaria and political correctness Cover Image

Проблемът за евфемизацията на медийната реч в България и политическата коректност
The problem of media speech euphemism in Bulgaria and political correctness

Author(s): Andreana Eftimova
Subject(s): Media studies, Lexis, Semantics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: classifications; euphemisms; dysphemisms; tabloid;

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines different classifications of euphemisms/ dysphemisms – historical (contemporary and sustained euphemisms), semantic (positive and negative types, conscious and unconscious euphemisms, according to semantic categories) and structural (lexical substitutions and through discursive euphemistic strategies; euphemisms according to word formation devices, idioms, lexical origin and frequency, style features) differentiations.

  • Issue Year: L/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 29-49
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Bulgarian