Dysphemisation and its relation with taboo vocabulary in A.N. Afanasyev’s «Russian Cherished Tales»

 
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The article is devoted to the study of dysphemisation and its connection with taboo vocabulary in "Russian Cherished Tales" by A.N. Afanasyev. The concepts of "dysphemism" and "dysphemisation", the peculiarities of their use in oral and written speech, the unethicality issue of these concepts and their connection with profanity are studied. The article also analyzes the reasons for the large number of profanities in the "Russian Cherished Tales" by A.N. Afanasyev.

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Keywords: dysphemism, dysphemisation, taboo (obscene) vocabulary, context, A.N. Afanasyev, “Russian Cherished Tales”

Journal rubric: General and Comparative Historical Linguistics

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Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2025120101

Received 15.02.2025

Revised 28.02.2025

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For citation: Varfolomeev, F.V. (2025). Dysphemisation and its relation with taboo vocabulary in A.N. Afanasyev’s «Russian Cherished Tales». Language and Text, 12(1), 5–12. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2025120101

© Varfolomeev F.V., 2025

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Fedor V. Varfolomeev, PhD student, Lecturer, Department of Linguodidactics and Intercultural Communication, Institute “Foreign Languages, Modern Communications and Management”, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE), Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4808-7921, e-mail: fvarfolomeev756@gmail.com

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