LiBRI. Linguistic and Literary Broad Research and Innovation is an international journal for specialists in linguistics, literature, cultural studies, and related fields. The papers should be original unpublished papers, written in English or French.

LiBRI. Linguistic and Literary Broad Research and Innovation est une revue à caractère international qui s’adresse aux spécialistes de la linguistique, de la littérature, des études culturelles et des domaines connexes. Les papiers doivent être originaux, inédits, écrits en anglais ou en français.

ISSN 2069-4547

Euphemisms are a pervasive aspect of language, reflecting cultural sensibilities and serving as tools for expressing sensitive or controversial ideas in a palpable manner. Originating from the Greek term euphemismos, euphemisms involve substituting harsh or taboo expressions with more agreeable alternatives. This article explores the evolution, usage, and implications of euphemisms in modern discourse, examining their roles in various contexts such as politics, advertising, healthcare, and everyday life. While euphemisms can facilitate polite communication, their overuse can obscure reality and diminish clarity, as evidenced in historical, legal, and social frameworks. This analysis highlights the delicate balance between linguistic sensitivity and the potential for obfuscation inherent in euphemistic language.

The article exposes how Woolf vividly illustrates the societal constraints, through the imagined figure of Judith Shakespeare, that stifled women's talents, juxtaposing Judith’s unrealised potential against her brother William's celebrated success. Woolf underscores how financial dependence and relentless domestic demands limited women's literary contributions, steering them toward forms like the novel, which could better accommodate interruptions. The essay’s narrative also examines gendered subjectivity, challenging patriarchal constructs in language and identity. Woolf adopts a fictional narrator to universalise her arguments, emphasising that women’s struggles transcend individual experiences. Her metaphor of the spider’s web highlights the delicate balance between fiction and material reality, revealing the pervasive impact of economic and societal limitations on literary creation.

This chapter aims to present a discourse analysis of the First Minister’s speech. Language is not merely supposed to be a means of communicating information, but also a tool for compelling conclusions, establishing or denying claims: “Discourse analysis sees texts as sites in which social meanings are formed and reproduced, social identities are shaped and social facts are established”, while discourse alone “is a systematic ordering of language which involves rules, terminology and conventions. They shape specific ways of speaking and understanding. It is a group of statements which provide a language as a way for representing a particular kind of knowledge about a topic. […] Critical discourse analysis is concerned with the social and political context of discourse, based on the view that language is not only conditioned by these contexts, but itself helps constitute them.”

British identity can very well be defined by analysing the way Scotland promotes its international image. In her speech, Nicola Sturgeon addresses topics like immigration, climate change, Brexit and Scottish independence, offering a full and complex picture of her nation’s state of affairs, as to give Scots a voice through her own. 

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has significantly influenced language education by prioritizing communicative competence over grammatical accuracy. This paper provides a historical overview of CLT, discussing its evolution from traditional approaches to contemporary methodologies. The study explores key concepts such as communicative competence, interaction, fluency, and the role of grammar within the approach. Additionally, various language teaching methods that have contributed to or evolved from CLT are examined, including the Grammar Translation Method, the Direct Method, the Audio-Lingual Method, and Task-Based Learning. The impact, advantages, and challenges of CLT are also analyzed, offering a comprehensive understanding of its role in modern language pedagogy.

In this text, the focus is on the profound and sometimes contradictory relationship that Ion Luca Caragiale, a prominent Romanian playwright, had with German musical culture. Caragiale, known for his sharp wit and critical perspectives, expressed both admiration and disapproval of various German composers, reflecting his complex relationship with their music. The translation explores his views on composers like Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, and Jacques Offenbach, delving into his critiques of Wagner’s revolutionary approach, his deep appreciation for Brahms as a worthy successor to Beethoven, and his mixed feelings toward Offenbach's operatic works. Caragiale’s reflections on German music reveal not only his personal tastes but also provide insight into the cultural and artistic climate of his time, characterized by a tension between tradition and innovation, as well as between morality and artistic freedom.