Abstract. This article is devoted to the actualization of phraseologisms with a color component in contemporary Bulgarian public speech. The object of the study are stable word combinations containing color elements, which traditionally stand out for their high expressiveness and imagery. The mechanisms of their actualization are analyzed – substitution, structural modification, and contamination – through which phraseologisms adapt to new social and communicative contexts.
Key words: phraseologisms, actualization, substitution, contamination, Bulgarian public speech.
This article was printed under project KP-06-N80/11 of 15.12. 2023, funded by the Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science, second stage. Project topic: “The Bulgarian language in state institutions and in the public space: crises of communication and communication during crises”; scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladislav Milanov. Project implementer: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The author of the article expresses special gr attitude to the Scientific Research Fund for the support provided.
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