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DEFOCUSING PROCESSES AS A MECHANISM OF CREATING FIGURATIVE MEANINGS OF MYTHOLOGEMES

DEFOCUSING PROCESSES AS A MECHANISM OF CREATING FIGURATIVE MEANINGS OF MYTHOLOGEMES


Author:  N.V. Shelepova

Affiliation:  Astrakhan State Technical University

Abstract
This paper studies defocusing processes in mythologemes, functioning in the English language. The general statement is that defocusing mechanisms manifest themselves in the process of formation figurative meanings of the words. The study of metaphorical meanings reveals the modern tendency in verbal communication.

Keywords:  defocusing processes, mythologeme, figurative meaning, folklore

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