NOUN PHRASE MODIFIERS IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE

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https://doi.org/10.30890/2567-5273.2025-40-03-060

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modifiers, discourse, quality, quantity, entity, referent, properties

Abstract

Political discourse, both in spoken and written form, is rich in expressive noun phrases (NPs) that serve not only to designate entities, processes, and phenomena, but also to frame them in a certain evaluative, ideological, and rhetorical perspective. No

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2025-08-30

How to Cite

Дроф’як, Н. (2025). NOUN PHRASE MODIFIERS IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE. Modern Engineering and Innovative Technologies, 3(40-03), 223–230. https://doi.org/10.30890/2567-5273.2025-40-03-060

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