International journal
ISSN 2311-0759 (Online)
ISSN 2311-0740 (Print)


expressive and evaluative conceptual metaphors

Emotive metaphorics in the genres of diplomatic discourse: A dynamic aspect (based on the texts of the press conference and interview of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in 2023)

The article presents the analysis of emotive metaphors used by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in the genres of interview and press conference in 2023. The research is a continuation of an earlier similar study based on the materials of 2022.

“Diplomatic” and “undiplomatic” in the genres of diplomatic discourse: based on metaphors of Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used during press conferences and interviews on the special military operation in Ukraine

The article presents the analysis of metaphors which go beyond the “diplomatic” speech used by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in the genres of interviews and press conferences after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. The relevance of the topic is determined by the fact that it is such transfers which accurately and vividly reflect the specific nature of Russia’s relations with the world community, primarily with the collective West, during this period.