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Publication details [#12696]
Boldyrev, Nikolay and Yulia Aleksikova. 2010. The cognitive aspect of euphemization. Issues in Cognitive Linguistics 7 (2) : 5–11. 7 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
Russian
Keywords
Place, Publisher
The Russian Cognitive Linguists Association
Abstract
The article addresses euphemization as a special case of conceptual derivation. The authors outline the main principles underlying the formation of euphemisms, and analyze the particular cognitive and linguistic tools involved in their formation.