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

Linguistics

The Social Function of a Language in the Context of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

Multilingualism is conditioned by heterogeneous composition of modern world of nations. The social function of a language is represented in the formation of national identity and national state. The language reflects the contradiction of global and local components under globalism.

Happiness Images in Naive Consciousness (Experimental Aspect)

The article is devoted to the definition of content and acting types of correlation structures inside the image of happiness. Actualization intensiveness of constructive cognitive marks is analyzed in different age groups of respondents. Investigation result is structural model creation to show cognitive marks interaction inside the image of happiness.

The Tatistics of Softening the Categoricity of the Statement (on the Material of the Author’s Personal Notes of Conversational Speech)

The article describes certain tactics and means used to soften the categoricity of the statement, which include the tactics of preventing the addressee’s negative reaction, the tactics of objection disguised as consent, the tactics of authorizing constructions, the tactics of employing non-categorical estimation and others.

Peculiarities of Subject Expression in Sentences with Adverbial Complicators in Different Communication Spheres (on the material of the modern fiction, press and colloquial speech)

The article is dedicated to examination of the ways of expression of subject in sentences with adverbial complicators in modern fiction, press and colloquial speech. The aim of this article is to prove that the features of functioning of an adverbial complicator do not determine of selection of the ways of expression of subject. Some peculiarities of subject in sentences with adverbial complicators depend on characteristics of a sphere of communication.

Metaphorization of the Computer Slang Lexis (on the material of the English language)

The role of metaphor in the formation of the modern computer slang is analyzed in the article. The main groups of lexis are singled out; they are used as the source of the figurative slang meanings formation; they are compared with the general language tendencies; the system of metaphorization sources is researched as the reflection of the unique world picture of this certain idiom.

INTERCULTURAL CONTACTS OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE GERMAN HIGH SCHOOL: STEREOTYPES OF THINKING

The article focuses on the need for students to develop an adequate intercultural competence. One of the key concepts of intercultural communication is national stereotypes, which need not be "eradicated", but it is necessary to learn to be aware.

AUXILIARY COMMUNICATIVE UNITS IN THE SPEECH OF RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN PRESIDENTS (ON THE MATERIAL OF THE GENRE OF MESSAGE)

In the article on the material of the genre "Presidential Addresses to the Federal Assembly", a comparative study of the specifics of the use of auxiliary communicative units in Russian and American political discourse is conducted, common and specific features are revealed in their use in the speech of political leaders.

The Specific Character of Detail-Based Person Nominations Functioning in Modern Mass Media Speech

The article is dedicated to the functioning of detail-based person nominations in modern mass media. The materials of our work are newspaper articles and TV speeches. The article focuses on such points as typology questions and lexico-semantic structure of standard detail-based person nominations, the role of color use in their formation.

The Semantic Potential of the Verb with a Broad Meaning ‘Do’ in Languages of Different Groups

The article specifies the semantic amount of the fundamental action verbs in the English, German, French, and Italian languages on the basis of the comparative approach ; the degree of their eurysemy is established.

Nominations of Animals Characterized by Childishness, Immaturity, in the Don Cossack Dialects

The article considers nominations of cubs of wild and domesticated animals and birds in Don Cossack dialects, generating word-stems and the peculiarities of such nominations’ word-formation are determined.

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