TROPES IN RUSSIAN AND BRITISH TV PRESENTERS’ GASTRONOMIC DISCOURSE

Abstract

Nowadays researches of the definite types of discourses seem to be a priority, so the research of gastronomic discourse in the genre of cooking TV shows is of current interest. The article deals with tropes in Russian and British TV presenters’ discourse. The study of tropes is the subject of interest for the author of the article for the reason that stylistic effect, achieved by the use of tropes often contributes to a better understanding of the recipes of the dishes. Scientific novelty of the research is in identifying functions of the tropes and the frequency of the usage of their types in the discourse regarded. As a result of the research, the role of tropes in gastronomic discourse is defined, the cases of the usage of definite types of tropes and also the peculiarities of creation of tropes (similie) in Russian and English languages are found.