Document Type : Research Paper
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The article is devoted to the problem of the ambiguity of the term denoting the phenomenon of euphemization in Russian and Arabic. The efforts undertaken by linguists to unify and standardize the term "euphemism" are highlighted, the main obstacles that hinder the achievement of terminological identity are indicated. The attempts of ancient and modern and Arabic linguists and also Russian scientists to formulate the term "euphemism" are considered. In the course of the work, a distinction was made between the term euphemism and some other linguistic terms, such as metaphor, trope, and metonymy, used by some scholars to nominate the term euphemism. Achieving terminological unification is an indispensable condition for linguistic progress, and this can only be achieved by overcoming the obstacles that have dominated the terminological field at all levels. . Exploring the positions of scientists in this matter, the author comes to the conclusion that the work on streamlining the meanings of the term is associated with the revision of the concepts and definitions related to this semantic field, their systematization and classification in the context of rapid progress.
Key words: euphemism, Arabic language, Russian language, unification of terminology, definition of euphemism.
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