ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE

The paper presents an attempt to analyze morality from the position of cognitive linguistics. Morality is an integral part of oral discourse viewed as a way of manifestation of social reality. The purpose of the paper is to identify linguistic representations of moral discourse in the literary works...

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Main Authors: O. V. Zvada, L. P. Poznyak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kemerovo State University 2016-07-01
Series:Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
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Online Access:https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/1949
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description The paper presents an attempt to analyze morality from the position of cognitive linguistics. Morality is an integral part of oral discourse viewed as a way of manifestation of social reality. The purpose of the paper is to identify linguistic representations of moral discourse in the literary works of English writers. According to the authors of this research, moral discourse can be represented by a number of specific characteristics and is a standard regulation method of the activities of people linked in various relationships in society. The paper also mentions the participants in moral discourse. The possibility of selection of actions varieties of the members of moral discourse is not excluded. On the basis of the conducted research work the conclusion about the existence of several ways of expressing moral discourse is made. The authors also distinguish the main functions of moral discourse and believe that this kind of discourse can claim to the status of an autonomous unit.
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spelling doaj.art-885a8cb49a154c7d82bf937bd272940f2023-07-13T12:08:31ZengKemerovo State UniversityВестник Кемеровского государственного университета2078-89752078-89832016-07-010217618110.21603/2078-8975-2016-2-176-1811926ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSEO. V. Zvada0L. P. Poznyak1Euro-Asian Linguistic Institute of Moscow State Linguistic UniversityEuro-Asian Linguistic Institute of Moscow State Linguistic UniversityThe paper presents an attempt to analyze morality from the position of cognitive linguistics. Morality is an integral part of oral discourse viewed as a way of manifestation of social reality. The purpose of the paper is to identify linguistic representations of moral discourse in the literary works of English writers. According to the authors of this research, moral discourse can be represented by a number of specific characteristics and is a standard regulation method of the activities of people linked in various relationships in society. The paper also mentions the participants in moral discourse. The possibility of selection of actions varieties of the members of moral discourse is not excluded. On the basis of the conducted research work the conclusion about the existence of several ways of expressing moral discourse is made. The authors also distinguish the main functions of moral discourse and believe that this kind of discourse can claim to the status of an autonomous unit.https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/1949moralitydiscoursetextconceptknowledgecognitivefunctions
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ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE
Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
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title ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE
title_full ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE
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title_short ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE
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