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Kudirka, Robertas. "The old and the new formation of euphemisms. Graphical euphemisms formation in electronic discourse." Lietuvių kalba, no. 6 (December 28, 2012): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/lk.2012.22706.

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Euphemistic substitution occurs due to taboo issues and the most common taboo subjects are physiological actions or their results (motion, sexual intercourse etc) thus the basic function of euphemistic substitution is to soften an offensive, vulgar word. A euphemism is usually defined as a softer, a more neutral substitute for vulgar words, however, such a definition is narrow and not precise as it only indicates one feature of euphemism formation, i.e. correctness, tact. Ascribing euphemisms only to the field of tropes does not reflect their contemporary distribution. Now euphemisms are also

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Osmonova, A. "Relationship of Synonyms with Transitional Words." Bulletin of Science and Practice 7, no. 12 (2021): 409–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.33619/2414-2948/73/51.

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The issue of the relationship of synonyms with transitional words is still actual. Because these two phenomena are important for linguistics. The article mentions the opinions of scientists in determining the nature of synonyms, as well as their specificity, the formation of synonyms in the Kyrgyz language, and their relationship with transitional words. Synonyms used figuratively for stylistic purposes have been corroborated by examples of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, euphemism, and discovery. Examples are given to show that euphemisms are a type of trope that conveys a figurative meaning of a w

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Уahуoуеva, Mohinabonu. "EUPHEMISMS AS AN OBJECT OF STUDY IN LINGUISTICS." Innovative Development in Educational Activities 2, no. 7 (2023): 289–93. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7831119.

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<em>Euphemisms are classified into pure and contextual euphemisms. The function of pure euphemisms is directly derived from their own meanings. This article is devoted to the euphemisms as an object of study in linguistics.</em>  

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Կնյազյան, Աննա, та Վարդուհի Ղուկասյան. "ՄԵՂՄԱՍՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԸ ԺԱՄԱՆԱԿԱԿԻՑ ԴԻՎԱՆԱԳԻՏԱԿԱՆ ԴԻՍԿՈՒՐՍՈՒՄ". Foreign Languages in Higher Education 27, № 2 (35) (2023): 56–70. https://doi.org/10.46991/flhe/2023.27.2.055.

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The present article engages with euphemisms which are used as a means of implementing the strategy of evasion of truth in English-language diplomatic discourse. The aim of the study is to identify the functions of euphemisms in the diplomatic discourse of the English media. The relevance of the research is due to the insufficient study of the functions of euphemisms in diplomatic discourse (on the example of the English language). Euphemism is a word or phrase that replaces a taboo word or serves to avoid unpleasant expressions. In social communication euphemism is important to create harmonio

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Olimat, Sameer Naser. "Developing a Model for Translating Euphemism in the Qur’an: An Intratextual- and Contextual-based Approach." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 9, no. 6 (2018): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.9n.6p.101.

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This paper aims to investigate the role of intratextuality and contextuality in the mechanisms of understanding euphemism in the Qur’an, which in some cases would provide evidence for the intended meaning or a way of interpreting and translating euphemisms. It hypothesises that the dependence only on dictionary, exegesis or single text may yield misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the euphemistic meaning. The paper develops a linguistic model for critical evaluation of the translation of Qur’anic euphemisms based on the textual level, which goes beyond word or sentence levels. Methodologi

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Hamzyuk, М. "MILITARY AND POLITICAL EUPHEMISMS IN MODERN GERMAN-SPEAKING MEDIA OF MASS COMMUNICATION." MESSENGER of Kyiv National Linguistic University. Series Philology 25, no. 1 (2022): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32589/2311-0821.1.2022.263101.

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The article presents the study of the functioning of military-political euphemisms in modern German language means of mass communication. The purpose of the work is to study the differences between the use of military and political euphemisms of the German language from other types of euphemisms and linguistic means of countering manipulation with their help in the conditions of a hybrid war. The material selected by a continuous sample was analyzed using the contextual-interpretive method. To achieve the goal, a number of tasks were solved: 1) the concept of “euphemism” was clarified, 2) func

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Mohd Saad, Muhammad Luqman Ibnul Hakim, Zulazhan Ab. Halim, Nurazan Mohmad Rouyan, and Razimi Zakaria. "AMBIGUITY IN THE TRANSLATION OF QURANIC EUPHEMISMS INTO THE MALAY LANGUAGE." Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS) 9, no. 1 (2024): 74–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol9iss1pp74-96.

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Background and Purpose: Translators encounter significant challenges when dealing with the structures of Quranic euphemisms, particularly in effectively avoiding ambiguity of meanings in the target text. This study aims to investigate ambiguity in the translation of Quranic euphemisms into the Malay language and identify effective approaches to address it.  Methodology: The present study employed a descriptive analysis, adapting Olimat’s (2018) Evaluation Model of Euphemism Translation in the Quran and Newmark’s (1981) Semantic and Communicative Theory. Six samples were meticulousl

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Morozova, Olga A. "Thematic groups of euphemisms with gradual semantics in Russian." Verhnevolzhski Philological Bulletin 1, no. 28 (2022): 104–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.20323/2499-9679-2022-1-28-104-110.

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The changes taking place in modern society are naturally reflected in the language. The place of euphemistic substitu-tions has always played an important role in communication: "unpleasant" and "uncomfortable" designations of pro-cesses, objects or phenomena are replaced by more appropriate ones in each specific speech situation. Euphemisms are constantly used in politicians' speeches, analysts' speeches and descriptions of economic processes, announcing mili-tary actions or presenting innovative implementations. Household subjects, human physiology and anatomy are un-thinkable without the us

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Fomina, Tatiana A., and Andrey S. Druzhinin. "Context-dependent variation of a naming across the euphemism/dysphemism spectrum." Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature 20, no. 1 (2023): 137–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu09.2023.108.

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The object of the investigation are X-phemisms (euphemisms or/and dysphemisms), i. e. units of affective semantics and polite communication. Euphemisms and dysphemisms that make evaluative judgements and stance taking possible are treated dialectically, as variants of a naming in/through its contextual ambivalence and the relativity of its affective semantics (relationality). The evidential base of the research builds on the findings of theoretical analysis and empirical investigation of context, in which direct and indirect naming identifies with a positive or negative stance taken by the ‘na

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Gorshunov, Yuriy V. "English Euphemisms for Health and Disease." Vestnik of Northern (Arctic) Federal University. Series Humanitarian and Social Sciences, no. 3 (June 20, 2024): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.37482/2687-1505-v348.

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Euphemisms for disease created by means of abbreviation and rhyming slang reflect new capabilities of euphemisms. This research is relevant since such euphemisms are widely used and require a more detailed examination. The article aimed to identify some synonymous euphemistic and dysphemistic names from the arsenal of communicatively correct expressions on the topic of health and illness in English, as well as to provide a sociocultural commentary on euphemisms in the form of rhyming slang and abbreviations characterizing two deadly diseases – cancer and AIDS – and such an unpleasant ailment a

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