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


normative evaluation

Bisubstantive sentences in scientific discourse: Types of evaluation in scientific articles

The article analyzes general and specific types of evaluation actualized in bisubstantive sentences in scientific articles in various specialties. It is noted that bisubstantive sentences are a productive means of expressing evaluative meaning. Although scientific articles have been revealed to express a predominately neutral evaluation, almost 12% of all analyzed examples have positive or negative assessments. The expression of evaluation in sentences with the lexeme “problem” is considered and the use of intensifiers with this lexeme is analyzed.