Замяна на езиковите табута с евфемизми в украински и полски посредством семантична деривация
Replacement of language taboos with euphemisms in Ukrainian and Polish by means of semantic derivation

Author(s): Olena Voytseva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: language taboo; euphemism; semantic derivation; Ukrainian language; Polish language
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the problem of semantic derivation in the field of euphemistic vocabulary. Euphemization is a dynamic phenomenon caused by linguistic and extra-linguistic factors. The replacement of linguistic taboos with euphemisms is based on the processes of secondary nomination, which involves the use of existing nominative means as new names of entities, processes, phenomena, actions. The creation of euphemistic vocabulary in Ukrainian and Polish is carried out through metonymic, metaphorical and functional transfers and generalization. Universal euphemisms in both languages arise due to the fact that most semantic models are formed by the same type of cultural codes, ones that are reflected in the language. Distinctive euphemistic nominations in Ukrainian and Polish define a specific view of the world, resulting from national and cultural factors and the historical development of the languages.

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