Nikitina Irina Nikolaevna
Samara Institute (Branch) of Russian State University of Trade and Economics
Abstract. The author considers the euphemistic function of borrowings by the material of the English euphemisms of toilet subject, analyzes foreign and domestic borrowings as the means of euphemisms formation, and comparing the British, Russian and Polish euphemisms reveals the examples of interlingual euphemistic borrowings.
Key words and phrases: эвфемизмы английского языка, внешние и внутренние заимствования, способы образования эвфемизмов, интерлингвальные эвфемизмы, English language euphemisms, foreign and domestic borrowings, means of euphemisms formation, interlingual euphemisms
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