HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

В«POLITICIANВ» LEXICAL UNIT DEFINITIAL ANALYSIS

2021. №3, pp. 14-18

Bagrintseva Ol’ga B. - Astrakhan State University, bagrintsevaob@gmail.com

Balashova Ludmila I. - Astrakhan State University, bally4624@mail.ru

Krivykh Ludmila D. - Astrakhan State University, lud-krivykh@mail.ru

Novikova Yevgeniya B. - Kharkov National Automobile and Highway University, vasilyok@ukr.net

This article refers to a study of basic semantic characteristics of the “politician” image in modern lexicographic issues. Basic semantic characteristics can help us to form the core of the investigated image for the subsequent determination of additional semantic characteristics that appear at different language levels. The definitions were selected according to the materials of the most authoritative lexicographic issues, which include such explanatory dictionaries as the Oxford Dictionary of Current English, Collins Cobuild advances Learner's English Dictionary, Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam Webster Dictionary. Modern politicians differ significantly in their characteristics from those of past years, however, the basic characteristics remain the same.

Key words: definitial analysis, politician image, semantic characteristics, basic semantic characteristics

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