2021
DOI: 10.7577/fleks.4173
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From Euphemism to Verbal Aggression in British and Armenian Cultures

Abstract: The topic of the present article concerns verbal aggression and focusses on the verbal expression of the emotional mind; specifically, the expression of negative feelings, emotions and attitudes. Since computer-mediated communication is widely used to shape and reshape public opinion, the analysis of hate speech on the material of internet discourse may shed light on the manipulative communicative tactics that are used in online media and social networking sites to spread hostility and negativity global… Show more

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“…Therefore, the elucidation of these events by internationally recognized mass media needs special care and cautious approach. Admittedly, the communicative strategy of substituting certain words that might evoke negative emotions on any side of the conflict with neutral ones, expressing hedged ideas, describing the situation vaguely, without explicitly siding with any of the conflicting parties, becomes a matter of language policy for news media that claim to report unbiased and objective information, avoiding display of hate speech or verbal aggression (McGlone & Beck, et al, 2006;Paronyan &Ayunts, 2020). It goes without saying, the journalists who disseminate information via worldwide famous news media like Politico, need to take a neutral stance.…”
Section: Communicative Strategy Of Mitigating Meaning In Mass Mediamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, the elucidation of these events by internationally recognized mass media needs special care and cautious approach. Admittedly, the communicative strategy of substituting certain words that might evoke negative emotions on any side of the conflict with neutral ones, expressing hedged ideas, describing the situation vaguely, without explicitly siding with any of the conflicting parties, becomes a matter of language policy for news media that claim to report unbiased and objective information, avoiding display of hate speech or verbal aggression (McGlone & Beck, et al, 2006;Paronyan &Ayunts, 2020). It goes without saying, the journalists who disseminate information via worldwide famous news media like Politico, need to take a neutral stance.…”
Section: Communicative Strategy Of Mitigating Meaning In Mass Mediamentioning
confidence: 99%