THEORY OF THE CONCEPT «HYPERBOLE» IN MODERN LINGUISTICS
Abstract
Today, in world linguistics, as well as in the linguistics of our country, there is a growing interest in the study of the use of language as a social phenomenon. There is a growing interest among scholars in the fact that language is an important means of communication between people and its unique mediating function in communication, to study a number of aspects of it arising from the need for communication. This article examines the concept of hyperbole in modern linguistics. Hyperbolic expressions usually pass without challenge by listeners, who accept them as creative intensifications for evaluative or affective purposes such as humor and irony, and who often make their own supportive contributions to the figure of speech. In this paper, examples of hyperbole are included that occur in ironic contexts and illustrated the importance to theory-building.