Eufemistični frazeologizmi iz semantičkog polja smrti u govoru Rožaja
Euphemistic Phraseologisms from the Semantic Field of Death in the Speech of Rožaje

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze dialectal, authentic euphemistic phraseologisms from the speech of Rožaje within the semantic field of death, marked by exceptional expressiveness and vividness. The phraseologisms analyzed in the paper were collected through dialectal research of the Rožaje speech and represent a specificity of this speech area, rarely recorded in neighboring dialects. Through this study, we aim to present the taboo nature of the topic of death and the conceptualization of the terms ”death” and ”dying” in language, which are undesirable for utterance in conversational style, leading to the creation of euphemistic phraseologisms in dialectal phraseology. This taboo, a form of social control, is imposed by religion, culture, and society, and individuals are taught this from birth through upbringing and education. The taboo most often applies to death, old age, illness, and intimate relations, but in this paper, we will focus on euphemistic phraseologisms from the tabooed thematic field of death. Death, as part of every civilization, has been euphemized through various mechanisms since the earliest beginnings of collective and individual cultural formation. This will be presented from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. Additionally, we will identify the most productive mechanism in the creation of euphemistic phraseologisms related to the terms ”death” and ”dying.”

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