LINGUO-PRAGMATIC ASPECTS OF BIBLICAL IDIOMS FUNCTIONING IN MODERN RUSSIAN, SPANISH, ITALIAN, FRENCH AND DRITISH MEDIA DISCOURSE


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This article is devoted to the linguo-pragmatic analysis of the use of idioms of biblical origin in the language of modern quality press in Russia, Spain, Italy, France and the UK. The purpose of the article is to study the use of biblical idioms in media discourse of five linguo-cultures. Biblical idioms are regarded as precedent phenomena and means of speech influence. The most frequent types of transformation of phraseology of biblical origin used in modern Russian and Western journalistic texts are analyzed.

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E. V. Reunova

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

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Email: morenov.sv@ssau.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1825-0097
Russian Federation

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