MILITARISTIC METAPHOR IN FRENCH MEDICAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article studies metaphors of a conceptual sphere “war” regarding their belonging to a particular area of medical discourse. The paper analyzes prerequisites for the use of military metaphors in medical communication based on the materials of foreign researchers in the field of linguistics. The analysis makes it possible to note the common features of medical and military discourses, on the basis of which a comparison is made of the functioning of the military metaphor in scientific medical discourse, ordinary medical discourse, as well as in the medical discourse of the Internet space. The author assesses the communicative possibilities of the military metaphor in medical discourse. The author makes a conclusion about the role of military metaphor in medical discourse, the diversity of its communicative functions, and notes its possible impact on the psychological state of the patient.