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The article describes phraseological collocations concerning death and dying in the German and Polish languages. The basis for the analysis is the assumption that phraseological collocations relating to this topic tend to involve euphemism. The contrastive analysis of the collected lexical material proves the existence of the phenomenon in both languages.
This paper addresses the means of expressing emotions in internet discussion forums focusing on issues of death and dying; these issues are to a large extent considered taboo in society. The death of a loved one is a highly intense emotional experience. The analysis takes into account the verbal and non-verbal means of expressing grief, various levels of emotionality, and also the cognitive concepts forming the basis of metaphorical expressions that are closely connected with death and dying.