Linguistic Peculiarities and Basic Functions of Codenames of French Military Operations
Abstract
Sergey M. Kravtsov, Evgeniya A. Solovyova (Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
The codename of military operation is a specific linguistic sign resulting from the «artificial nomination». It permits to achieve some pragmatic and communicative purposes. The present case-study explores the formation and basic functions of the nicknames of French military operations. The analysis allows considering the military naming as a phenomenon which belongs not only to the professional, but also to the cultural dimension and depends from a specific geopolitical and military context.
Key words: military naming, codenames, artificial nomination, military operations, metaphor, metonymy, military vocabulary.
DOI 10.23683/1995-0640-2018-3-22-32
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