Functional-stylistic properties of the use of idioms of biblical origin in journalism

Eugenia Maksimowicz

Uniwersytet w Białymstoku

Abstract

Idioms of biblical origin are used as the means of creation of the appropriate color and expression in journalistic texts. They work actively in the information, analytical and artisticjournalistic style. Their largest productivity is noticeable in the headlines of newspaper articles, reports and interviews. These idioms pursue nominative, emotive and advertising function in journalism.

Keywords:

religious vocabulary, idioms biblical, Russian papers