Figurative content in the aspect of speech compression: diachronic vector (XVIII-XXI centuries)

The phenomenon of speech compression in the aspect of language economy is regarded in the article. The aim of the research is to analyze the process of development of lexis as figurative content in the focus of compression in diachronic vector of the English language as an analytical language. The datum is Inaugural Speech of the American Presidents. Variation of the nomination "God" as figurative content of the politicians' public communication is considered as the subject of this research. The research is carried out on the basis of four centuries language dynamics.