“Politicized” Syntagms in Action

Abstract

The article attempts to examine the inter-penetration of certain lexical syntagms and their role in political discourse, i.e. to observe how they are applied to demonstrate political reality. The detailed investigation reveals that the lexical syntagms under observation have acquired the value of political terms due to a high frequency of use. Otherwise stated, they have become politicized and in combination with other lexical units, they tend to create reproducible or patterned political expressions.