Factors contributing to dysphemistic effect. types of dysphemism

AutorOlga N. Prokhorova - Igor V. Chekulai - Elena V. Pupynina - Ekaterina F. Bekh
CargoNational Research University 'Belgorod State University' / 'BelSU', Russia, 308015, Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
Páginas504-513
Periódico do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Gênero e Direito
Centro de Ciências Jurídicas - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
V. 8 - Nº 06 - Ano 2019 – Special Edition
ISSN | 2179-7137 | http://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/ged/index
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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DYSPHEMISTIC EFFECT. TYPES
OF DYSPHEMISM
Olga N. Prokhorova,
1
Igor V. Chekulai,
2
Elena V. Pupynina,
3
Ekaterina F. Bekh
4
Abstract. This paper examines ways to
divide dysphemisms into groups. It
argues that there is need to take into
account several factors common for
communicative situations in which
dysphemisms are used. Research shows
that they are the speaker, the referent, the
intention of the speaker, language
resources. According to language
recourses used to achieve dysphemistic
effect words and phrases are divided into
those that have contextual or dictionary
dysphemistic meaning. They fall into
two groups according to animate or
inanimate referent. Two other factors are
pragmatic. They influence the use of
dysphemism in different groups
1
National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia, 308015,
Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
2
National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia, 308015,
Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
3
National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia, 308015,
Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
4
National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia, 308015,
Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
determining their characteristics in a
particular communicative situation.
Key words: dysphemism, classification,
pragmatic factors, semantics, stylistics.
Introduction.
Arbitrary correspondence
between the meaning and the form in
language gives speakers opportunity to
control their lexical choices and effects
their linguistic behaviour produces. To
make their phrases about unpleasant,
embarrassing or offensive things sound
positive speakers use euphemisms. In
contrast, dysphemisms make speech

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