USING METAPHOR FOR CONSTRUCTING SOCIAL REALITY IN THE NOVELS “1984” BY GEORGE ORWELL AND “BRAVE NEW WORLD” BY ALDOUS HUXLEY

Abstract

The article deals with the linguistic construction of social reality. The article discusses the concepts of "social reality", "construction of social reality"; the language means of social reality construction in a literary text are considered; the comparative analysis of specific use of metaphor as a means of constructing social reality in the works of English writers is conducted on the material of the novels "1984" by George Orwell and "Brave New World" by O.L. Huxley; metaphor construction potential and fashions are determined.