Keyword: «linguistic means»

This article examines the characteristics of modern foreign-language professional discourse, the issues of which are widely covered in the works of linguists. The article provides a list of certain areas of activity that are of the greatest interest to researchers, gives a classification of the most significant of them on the example of various languages, indicates the names of individual works of scientists. It is noted that one of the important characteristics of modern foreign-language professional discourse includes certain linguistic means, including metaphorical expressions that function in this kind of discourse.

The paper analyzes the linguistic means of creating the image of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by two politically opposite media sources. The analysis of the publications of The Guardian and The Sun showed that the editorial offices form two opposite images of B. Johnson – from the «king of clowns», «a frivolous and worthless politician» to «a charismatic leader», «the most significant prime minister since Margaret Thatcher». The widespread use of linguistic means has made it possible to create both a negative image of the politician and a positive one.