ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2016-2-176-181
Abstract
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.
About the Authors
O. V. Zvada
Euro-Asian Linguistic Institute of Moscow State Linguistic University
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
L. P. Poznyak
Euro-Asian Linguistic Institute of Moscow State Linguistic University
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
Russian Federation
Irkutsk
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Zvada O.V., Poznyak L.P. ON THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE REPRESENTATIONS OF MORAL DISCOURSE. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2016;(2):176-181. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2016-2-176-181
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