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Euphemism and dysphemism are widely seen as opposite aspects of one linguistic phenomenon. However, there are facts of their use that raise questions about their status in relation to each other. This paper investigates functional side of dysphemism to define if it is opposite to euphemism. This research shows that functions that dysphemisms perform in text are similar to those fulfilled by euphemisms. However, there are details of their use such as their frequency, purpose, and intentions of the speaker that demonstrate that their opposition to each other is not absolute.

The current study tries to investigate approaches to communication, including dysphemism and euphemisms in political cartoons. Free expression of public opinion and personal, political cartoon humor and got an essential part of the information and data arena. That makes the political cartoons genre more related and remarkable than before. This given cartoon comprises visual and verbal components, making the selection of communication means in the text particularly challenging. That defines the problem of our survey. The paper has investigated political cartoons published in the USA media. Making use of the content analysis method, we chose 174 dysphemisms and euphemisms, split into lexical-semantic classifications. As a consequence, euphemisms are utilized more commonly in political cartoon than dysphemisms, which stemmed from the genre specificity; hence, the ironic impact is attained by the contrast between the visual and verbal components.

The current study tries to investigate approaches to communication, including dysphemism and euphemisms in political cartoons. Free expression of public opinion and personal, political cartoon humor and got an essential part of the information and data arena. That makes the political cartoons genre more related and remarkable than before. This given cartoon comprises visual and verbal components, making the selection of communication means in the text particularly challenging. That defines the problem of our survey. The paper has investigated political cartoons published in the USA media. Making use of the content analysis method, we chose 174 dysphemisms and euphemisms, split into lexical-semantic classifications. As a consequence, euphemisms are utilized more commonly in political cartoon than dysphemisms, which stemmed from the genre specificity; hence, the ironic impact is attained by the contrast between the visual and verbal components. ; El estudio actual trata de investigar los enfoques de la comunicación, incluidos el disfemismo y los eufemismos en las caricaturas políticas. La libre expresión de la opinión pública y el humor de caricatura política y personal se convirtieron en una parte esencial del campo de la información y los datos. Eso hace que el género de las caricaturas políticas esté más relacionado y sea más notable que antes. Esta caricatura dada comprende componentes visuales y verbales, lo que hace que la selección de los medios de comunicación en el texto sea particularmente desafiante. Eso define el problema de nuestra encuesta. El periódico ha investigado caricaturas políticas publicadas en los medios estadounidenses. Haciendo uso del método de análisis de contenido, se eligieron 174 disfemismos y eufemismos, divididos en clasificaciones léxico-semánticas. Como consecuencia, los eufemismos se utilizan más comúnmente en la caricatura política que los disfemismos, que se derivan de la especificidad del género; de ahí que el impacto irónico se logre por el contraste entre los componentes ...

This present study is aimed at taking a look at the Covid-19 coverage in political discourse considering the metaphor-based method. This article mainly aims at examining the substantial role of metaphor as well as language in a manner we understand and converse as special metaphorical notions seem to be the fundamental mechanisms of forming actuality in the prevailing era. Discourse and cognitive analysis along with modeling, statistical and contextual analyses are taken into account to accomplish the study's objectives. The study's outcomes acquired demonstrate that nowadays, dominant sorts of metaphors, including war or military metaphors and catastrophe and animal ones. The mentioned metaphors are examined in political discourses on a gross scale.

This present study is aimed at taking a look at the Covid-19 coverage in political discourse considering the metaphor-based method. This article mainly aims at examining the substantial role of metaphor as well as language in a manner we understand and converse as special metaphorical notions seem to be the fundamental mechanisms of forming actuality in the prevailing era. Discourse and cognitive analysis along with modeling, statistical and contextual analyses are taken into account to accomplish the study's objectives. The study's outcomes acquired demonstrate that nowadays, dominant sorts of metaphors, including war or military metaphors and catastrophe and animal ones. The mentioned metaphors are examined in political discourses on a gross scale. ; El presente estudio tiene como objetivo dar una mirada a la cobertura del Covid-19 en el discurso político a partir del método metafórico. Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal examinar el papel sustancial de la metáfora, así como el lenguaje en la forma en que entendemos y conversamos, ya que las nociones metafóricas especiales parecen ser los mecanismos fundamentales para formar la realidad en la época actual. El análisis del discurso y cognitivo junto con el modelado, los análisis estadísticos y contextuales se toman en cuenta para lograr los objetivos del estudio. Los resultados del estudio obtenidos muestran que hoy en día, predominan los tipos de metáforas, incluidas las de guerra o militares y las de catástrofes y animales. Las metáforas mencionadas son examinadas en los discursos políticos a gran escala.