title: Particularities of Political Vocabulary in Tatar and Mari Mass Media: Synchronic and Diachronic Analysis
abstract: Politics, like any other social sphere, is served by a distinct system of lexical resources, namely—political vocabulary. The article examines semantical and structural organisation of political vocabulary in two languages —Tatar and Mari—both from a historical perspective and at the present stage of their development. Lexico-semantic groups expressing the concepts of “power” and “politician” are thoroughly explored. The following dominant ways of political vocabulary formation are identified: m
journal: Review of European Studies