The main aim of this article is to demonstrate the mechanism of the SEX IS BASEBALL metaphor, and to focus on its motivation, as well as on its possibly degrading effect on modern society. The concept of conceptual metaphor ...

The aim of this article is to discuss the importance of teaching polite phrases in a foreign language lesson, in particular a German one. It is based on the results of the analysis of both documents regulating language ...

The aim of the article is to present an analysis regarding the assessment of the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in conventional ELT coursebooks. The theoretical basis for the use of ICT in ...

This paper is the analysis of the phraseological units with temporal and spatial components and their place in the Ukrainian and Polish languages. The word 'space' is only the component of several phraseological units in ...

Addressative forms are the linguistic exponents of interpersonal relations between members of a specific social group. The research material consists of replicas containing addressative forms, excerpted from M. Nurowska's ...

The paper is devoted to the analysis of lexical markers of hatred in Polish and Russian and their syntactic roles. The following units remain in the scope of the Author’s interest: ненавидеть, ненависть, ненавидящий, ...

The present paper is devoted to the analysis of ways of expressing Polish specific lexicon in Russian contemporary Internet discourse. The factual material consists of about 500 culture specific words and phrases. Such ...