The Phenomenon of Euphemisation in Modern German-Language Media (based on the news on Tagesschau)
- Authors: Gujejiani T.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 6(900) (2025)
- Pages: 33-40
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2542-2197/article/view/301076
- ID: 301076
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This article aims to determine the ways of expressing the phenomenon of euphemisation in modern German news. The main research method is contextual analysis, the material is the texts of the Tagesschau. Examples from German-language media demonstrate the functioning of euphemization means, which allows us to assess their role in shaping public opinion and adapting language to modern socio-cultural realities. As a result of the study, the main lexical and grammatical means of euphemization in German-language media texts were identified.
About the authors
Tamara Anzorovna Gujejiani
Moscow State Linguistic University
Author for correspondence.
Email: tamara20051999@gmail.com
Lecturer, Department of Grammar and History of the German Language, Faculty for the German Language
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