Rhyming slang as a means of masking alcohol and drug addictions

The article is concerned with analysis of rhyming slang euphemisms for some addictions (alcoholism and drug–taking). In the focus of attention is the concept “intoxicated/drug intoxicated”, the means of its representation and euphemistic rhyming slang names of some drugs and doses.

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Main Authors: E. Y. Gorshunova, Y. V. Gorshunov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MGIMO University Press 2013-02-01
Series:Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta
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Online Access:https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/1549
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