Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)


functional-semantic field

Functional-Semantic Field of the Category of Temporality in Source and Target Texts

The article reveals the category of time from the perspective of functional grammar, illustrated by the comparison of structural fields in the source and target texts of Oscar Wilde’s “Model Millionaire”. 

Pragmatics of Phatic Tokens

The task of the paper is to study theoretical aspects of the pragmatic use of phatic tokens. To achieve this aim, the authors review and specify the concept of phatic communication; describe the system of phatic tokens and provide a new approach to their structural organization; besides, they consider the usage of phatic tokens in different registers.