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TEORÍA DEL EUFEMISMO: TEORÍA DE LA GUERRA
EUPHEMISM THEORY: THEORY OF WAR

Author(s): Luis Veres
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: euphemism; war; communication; linguistics; journalism language.

Summary/Abstract: This article tries to reflect on the language role in war conflicts. It wants to demonstrate the fundamental function of language in the appearance of the wars in mass media, since wars take place to change their meaning in mass media in many occasions. One of the linguistic conditioners of this process is the euphemism.

  • Issue Year: 54/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 31-39
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Spanish
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