Thematic groups of Russian euphemisms about alcohol consumption
Zhang Xiaofei
Perm State University
Submitted: 24.07.2023
Abstract. The aim of the study is to present a thematic classification of euphemisms forming the nominative field ‘alcohol consumption’ taking into account the referent they denote – the aspect of the drinking situation. The paper considers the semantics of euphemistic nominations of alcoholic topics, determines the quantitative ratio of units in different thematic groups, establishes the stylistic nuance of euphemisms. The study is novel in that it is the first to identify, systematise and describe the Russian euphemisms of alcoholic topics presented in the “Dictionary of Euphemisms of the Russian Language” by E. P. Senichkina (2008) by means of semantic, stylistic and quantitative analysis. As a result, it has been proved that euphemisms of the nominative field ‘alcohol consumption’ form eight thematic groups corresponding to the referents of the drinking situation, namely: 1) nominations of the process of alcohol consumption; 2) characteristics of a drinking person; 3) nominations of alcoholic drinks; 4) nominations of alcohol containers; 5) nominations of a place for drinking alcohol; 6) nominations of the state of intoxication; 7) nominations of the amount of the alcohol drunk; 8) nominations of the motives for alcohol consumption.
Key words and phrases: русские эвфемизмы, номинативное поле ‘употребление алкоголя’, тематические группы эвфемизмов алкогольной тематики, стилистическая окраска эвфемизмов алкогольной тематики, Russian euphemisms, nominative field ‘alcohol consumption’, thematic groups of euphemisms of alcoholic topics, stylistic nuance of euphemisms of alcoholic topics
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