The article analyzes some of the current trends of Russian stable comparisons use in sports discourse. The author pays attention to the replenishment of this strata of phraseology, expand the combinability of units, formation of new meanings, changing the connotations of the comparisons in the sports discourse in comparison with the common language connotation. The article describes the most frequent bases for comparisons and used standards.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPROCEEDINGS OF THE 45TH INTERNATIONAL PHILOLOGICAL CONFERENCE (IPC 2016)
EditorsSI Monakhov, IE Vasilyeva, MV Khokhlova
PublisherAtlantis Press
Pages128-131
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2017
Event45th International Philological Conference - СПбГУ, Санкт-Петербург, Russian Federation
Duration: 14 Mar 201621 Mar 2016
http://conference-spbu.ru/conference/32
http://conference-spbu.ru/en/conference/32

Publication series

NameAdvances in Social Science Education and Humanities Research
PublisherATLANTIS PRESS
Volume122
ISSN (Print)2352-5398

Conference

Conference45th International Philological Conference
Abbreviated titleIPC 2016
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityСанкт-Петербург
Period14/03/1621/03/16
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    Research areas

  • stable comparison, base of comparison, sports discourse, standard, combinability

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