METAPHORICAL TRANSFER IN MODERN RUSSIAN POLITICAL DISCOURSE (PRIMARY FIELD “THEATRE”) Cover Image

Метафорический перенос в современном русском политическом дискурсе (сфера-источник «театр»)
METAPHORICAL TRANSFER IN MODERN RUSSIAN POLITICAL DISCOURSE (PRIMARY FIELD “THEATRE”)

Author(s): Robert Szymula
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Russian political discourse; theatrical metaphors; metaphorical transfer; press discourse

Summary/Abstract: Metaphorical transfer (primary field “Theatre”) is one of the productive ways for creating newmeanings of lexical units, used in modern Russian political discourse. The lexical material collectedby the author (press articles from 4 Russian newspapers) demonstrates that this phenomenon maybe connected with a strong impact on the receiver’s emotions. The analyzed lexical units may createa negative image of the political world in the receiver’s mind. Politicians’ activity is shown assomething unserious or even funny, rather than real work for the community.

  • Issue Year: 2/2015
  • Issue No: XVII
  • Page Range: 61-69
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian