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Comparison of metaphors in various national discourses is one of the most dynamic research areas that aims at unveiling the interplay between the increasing globalization of the metaphorical toolkit and the drive for the preservation of cultural identity and national traditions. We analyzed over 300 publications devoted to the comparative analysis of political metaphors and revealed the following approaches: (1) comparison of original metaphors and translations thereof, (2) parallel comparison of metaphors with a ...

The paper discusses baseline principles of education in the sphere of forensic linguistics in Russian Federation on the example of the discipline “Forensic linguistics” which is included into Master’s Degree Program “Applied linguistics” for the students of philological faculties and institutes. The authors present the content of the course, its basic topics, such as a) linguistic expertise – its general characteristics, main methods, the object, goals and the subject; the problem of abuse in linguistic expertise;...

Linguopolitical personology is a relatively new field of Russian linguistics, which focuses on the phenomenon of professional linguistic personality in the political sphere. This research discipline helps reveal new facets of homo loquens and contributes to political communication studies, enabling to highlight its discursive and national specificity. The present article reports the results of an analytical review of recent papers on politicians' speech behavior. The objective of the review was to specify basic te...