Linguistic means of verbalizing the concept “infection” in publicistic discourse

Abstract

The concept of “INFECTION” is a complex information entity, the content of which is formed in the public consciousness. Since a great deal of data in the modern world is provided by the variety of media and press establishments, they are an important source of knowledge about the surrounding world and the dynamic processes that take place in it. Due to the fact that the current reality is covered by the coronavirus pandemic, it should be noted that the media are paying close attention to the problem of the infection spreading. It is worth mentioning that the publicistic discourse is a dynamic and flexible sociolinguistic structure, which can be interpreted from the perspective of different disciplines.