Religious vocabulary in russian papers and the problem of linguistic correctness

Evguenia Maximovitch

Uniwersytet w Białymstoku

Abstract

In recent times religious vocabulary often appears in contemporary Russian newspapers and magazines. Text writers use this vocabulary to achieve a special effect, for emphasis or color. Biblical phrases achieve new metaphorical meaning that has nothing to do with original words. They just become a source of irony, a negative assessment of the person or the situation described. The above process shows cultural decline in Russian speech and writing.

Keywords:

religious vocabulary, Russian papers, figurative meaning, culture of speech