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RAR RUS 7-26 0000-0003-0906-1881 Moscow City University Beklemesheva Natalia
Moscow, Russian Federation
 0000-0002-1844-027X Moscow City University Malygina Elena
Moscow, Russian Federation
 English Attributive Compounds as a Means of Structural Compression in Academic Discourse from a Translation Perspective The paper studies English attributive compounds as a means of sentence compression in academic discourse. They transform multi-component structures with complex and diverse syntactic relationships into compact units, which are extremely frequent in English-language academic discourse. The high prevalence of these constructions, coupled with the lack of comprehensive description of various types of multi-component hyphenated attributive formations and their functional peculiarities in scientific texts, makes the task of describing such units highly relevant. The aim of this study is to identify the specific features of using structures with secondary predication – English attributive compounds – in academic discourse from a translation standpoint. The empirical corpus of 628 occurrences of attributive compounds from English-language scientific articles on the ScienceDirect.com platform covering the following fields: medical and engineering research, sociology and pedagogy. The research methodology involved a pre-translation analysis of the empirical data from a structural-semantic perspective, followed by an analysis of their translations to identify correlation principles between Russian and English structures. As a result, two main groups of hyphenated attributive phrases were identified: 1) stable models with fixed component functions (complex modifiers), 2) occasional structures (attributive chains). The absence of attributive chains and the low frequency of complex modifiers in Russian necessitate significant structural transformations in translation. A comparison of translations for attributive compounds, drawn from parallel texts on Linguee.ru and Reverso.net, allowed for conclusions about the most frequent translation strategies for each group of compounds in different scientific fields. In engineering/medical texts, calquing (for terminology) and using Russian nominal groups are quite common, which is dictated by the requirements of the stylistic register. In sociology/pedagogy texts, the most frequent strategies for rendering complex modifiers into Russian are expanding the attributive predication into a participial phrase and using a verbal noun. Cases where predicativity is omitted in the translation of attributive compounds into Russian have also been identified and systematized. 10.18721/JHSS.16401 81.2.347.78.034 syntactic compression attributive compounds secondary predication academic discourse translation from English into Russian compound attributes hyphenated attribute “strings” https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.1/ 7-26.pdf
RAR RUS 27-40 0000-0002-7690-8379 Volgograd state social-pedagogical University Dekatova Kristina dekatovaki@mail.ru
Volgograd, Russian Federation
 Compound Alogisms in Russian Poetry of the Silver Age: Structural, Semantic and Functional Features The article focuses on the issue of the formation and functioning of figurative and expressive language means in works of fiction. The aim of the research is a comprehensive analysis of compound alogisms in poetic texts. The research material comprises compound words that exhibit features of alogical figures and perform the functions of such figures in poetic texts. The sources of the practical research material are poetic texts of the Silver Age. The methods used in the study include the descriptive method, the method of contextual analysis and the method of transformational analysis. The study has resulted in the description of the structural and semantic features of compound words with signs of oxymoron and catachresis. The productive and non-productive methods of forming compound-oxymorons and compound-catachreses in Russian poetry at the turn of the 20th century were analyzed. The analysis of the functional capabilities of compound alogisms showed that the expressive, depictive and evaluative functions they perform have a specific character: the studied compound words are an expressive means with a high intensity of impact on the reader, they participate in creating complex, paradoxical images, and express a contradictory assessment of the object of nomination. This specific realization of functions is determined by the structural and semantic features of compound alogisms. 10.18721/JHSS.16402 81’373.43; 81'38 compound words alogisms oxymoron catachresis poetic text the Silver Age of Russian poetry https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.2/ 27-40.pdf
RAR RUS 41-58 55446258300 0000-0002-4160-6215 L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University Zharkynbekova Sholpan zharkynbekova_shk@enu.kz
Astana, Kazakhstan
 0000-0001-6686-3368 L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Seliverstova Zhanna
Astana, Kazakhstan
 Linguistic Axiology of Values in Kazakhstan’s Media Discourse: an Analysis of Keywords as Representations of Social Concepts The focus of this article is the Kazakhstani media discourse, which plays a significant role in transmitting and shaping value orientations. The study examines keywords as verbal representations of fundamental values in Kazakhstan’s mass media. The empirical basis of the research consists of a corpus of texts from the online versions of national, commercial, and regional newspapers. The research methodology combines corpus-based methods for identifying statistically significant lexical units with subsequent critical discourse analysis and qualitative semantic interpretation of their contexts. As a result of corpus analysis, a set of keywords was identified and selected, structuring the axiological space of the most salient thematic groups: “human capital”, “self-realization”, “national and cultural identity”, “social justice”, and “family”. The core of this set includes such key lexemes as education, science, artificial intelligence, self-realization, success, labor, tradition, language, jus-tice, inclusivity, and family values. Contextual analysis revealed their value-related connotations and discursive functions. It was found that the keywords education and science function within a pragmatic semantic field actualized by predicates of utility and strategic relevance. The thematic field of self-realization constructs a narrative of achievement, where success is defined through the relationship between labor, effort, and professionalism. The keywords tradition, identity, and language not only carry a strong positive evaluation but also frequently appear within code-mixing strategies, serving as linguistic markers of cultural hybridity. The identified keywords and the nature of their linguistic representation demonstrate that Kazakhstani media act as an active agent of axiological transformation, performing a discursive synthesis of traditional value systems with global trends. The revealed capacity of digital media to mediate between traditional values and emerging social orientations is of particular importance for understanding the dynamics of value transformations in Kazakhstani society. 10.18721/JHSS.16403 81'33 Kazakhstan media discourse linguoaxiology keywords value meaning discursive analysis society's axiological attitudes https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.3/ 41-58.pdf
RAR RUS 59-73 0000-0001-8946-4431 Saint Petersburg State University Koryshev Mikhail
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
 0000-0001-9085-0284 St. Petersburg State University Khokhlova Maria m.khokhlova@spbu.ru
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
 Named Entities in the German-Language Press: Corpus and Expert Analysis The analysis of proper names mentioned in news texts is of particular research interest, as it allows for indirect identification of the topics covered in the publications. This article presents the results of an analysis of an automatic procedure for extracting named entities using material from the German-language press. The study was conducted on both national German publications aimed at a broad audience and regional and local newspapers aimed at a narrower audience in the federal states of Germany. The work was conducted in two stages: during the first stage, entities belonging to one of three categories (anthroponyms, ergonyms, and toponyms) were extracted from the texts of each publication, as well as from the entire article collection, using the Stanza tool. Semantic networks reflecting the relationships between these entities were then constructed for the first 50 frequent lexemes. In the next stage of the work, the aforementioned proper names were subjected to expert analysis and subsequent clustering, which allowed, firstly, the identification of additional themes not identified in the previous step using the automated procedure, and secondly, the implementation of an in-depth analysis. The results show the prevalence of themes introduced into the media field related to the modern concept of political education in national press materials, while local themes were largely concentrated on the local agenda. Automatic identification of named entities can be considered a necessary step for subsequent discourse analysis, although the resulting material requires additional expert evaluation. 10.18721/JHSS.16404 81"33 German language named entities clusterization text corpora national German text-based media regional press local press https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.4/ 59-73.pdf
RAR RUS 74-91 GQA-3089-2022 57204431355 0000-0003-4447-4606 Chelyabinsk State University Kushneruk Svetlana Svetlana_kush@mail.ru
Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
 Conflictogenicity of Intercultural Interaction on Telegram Channels: Discourse Analysis of Visual Frames Visual frames are examined as indicators of the conflict potential in intercultural interaction, shaping the interpretation and perspective of labor migration within the Telegram social network. The study’s relevance and novelty lie in its focus on visual resources involved in the process of conflict-laden meaning-making and in expanding the explanatory potential of the frame concept for studying issues of social quality in Telegram communication. The aim of the study is to analyze linguo-semiotic aspects of visual framing in the context of labor migration debates on Russian Telegram channels, and to identify models of visual representation of the “residents vs ethnophores” relationship. The methodology is based on discourse analysis, social semiotics and framing theory. The sample included 1058 photographic images retrieved from two public Telegram channels in “Politics” and “News & Media” categories between January and July 2024. A method of linguo-semiotic analysis of visual frames is proposed, which highlights two parameters – “focus of attention” and “mechanics of visual framing”. The analysis reveals patterns of visual framing, indicating conflicts. The findings suggest the following: a) visual frames are activated syncretically by the visual and the linguistic modes of representation; b) conflict-provoking content manifests at the level of single-subject, two-subject and multi-subject images; c) image objects form a group of resources that convey the idea of contradictions on the basis of visual metonymy; d) conflict-provoking content is embedded in the iconographic code of the image; e) visual framing models vary, depending on the interaction of neutral or conflictogenic visual and linguistic modes. The results of the research present interest for further study of the visual framing of social conflicts in digital communication. 10.18721/JHSS.16405 81’42 framing visual frame conflictogenicity Telegram-communication discourse linguistics https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.5/ 74-91.pdf
RAR RUS 92-109 0000-0002-4979-8573 St. Petersburg State University Manerova Kristina k.manerova@spbu.ru
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
 Dynamics of Pragmaticalization of the German Pragmateme prost Mahlzeit! in Expressive Speech Acts The article aims to study and provide a comprehensive description of the relationship between the systemically determined meaning of the German pragmateme prost Mahlzeit! and the context of its use. This is done to identify the dynamics of pragmaticalization processes and to uncover latent meanings within a strictly limited corpus of German language material, following the research framework of pragma-semantics of linguistic units. The result of the analysis of 100 contextual examples of German pragmateme prost Mahlzeit! and its variants Na prost Mahlzeit, Na, dann prost Mahlzeit (“To your health!”), a German etiquette formula that is also used with five meanings as a pragmatic marker expressing surprise, annoyance, disappointment, skepticism and irony. The scientific novelty of the research lies in examining the development of the meaning of the German formula as a result of semantic and pragmatic modification. Proved for the first time that the pragmateme is a rare example of a two-stage pragmaticalization of co-ocurring components, as a result of losing their lexical meaning. It is established that through the development of pragmatic meanings in dynamics, the situational denotation changes and is explicated into a wider range of communicative situations: from speech acts with the meaning of wishes to illocutionary expressions, from intention to exclamation with the meaning of spontaneity. The study demonstrates that during the dynamic shift from speech acts to expressive acts, positively connoted etiquette formulas become colloquial markers of the expression of negative emotions or sarcasm. It is revealed that the expressive function of a pragmateme is generated by its formality, stability and reproducibility. A multi-faceted approach – namely contextual analysis, pragmalinguistic analysis, corpus analysis methods, speech act theory, and the principles of construction grammar as applied to the pragmateme – is employed to uncover the dynamics of the investigated two-phase pragmaticalization of the formulaic pragmateme. As a result, using previously unstudied material, a foundation is laid for the subsequent development of a pragma-semantic typology of German pragmatemes. 10.18721/JHSS.16406 811.112.2, 811.111’42, 81’373.47 pragmasemantics pragmatema etiquette formula two-stage pragmaticalization expressive speech acts https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.6/ 92-109.pdf
RAR RUS 110-127 0009-0004-8996-8882 Ufa University of Science and Technology Urazaev Marat
Ufa, Russian Federation
 Image of Aggression in the Russian Metaphorics of Inebriation The metaphorical conceptualization of inebriation represents a salient component of the Russian linguistic worldview, reflecting bodily, emotional and cultural perceptions of alcohol’s impact on the individual. The aim of this study is to identify and describe the metaphorical models through which inebriation in Russian is conceptualized as a form of aggression. The theoretical foundation relies on a multi-layered cognitive approach developed within the extended conceptual metaphor theory. The analysis is conducted on three levels: the lexical level, based on 61 nominations from an ideographic thesaurus of alcohol-related terms; the contextual level, including 54 examples from the Russian National Corpus; the conceptual level, involving the reconstruction of frames and a unified conceptual domain. The lexical analysis establishes the core inventory of metaphors that frame inebriation through the imagery of aggression, while the corpus analysis reveals their dynamics, including the personification of inebriation as an active adversary. The conceptual-level analysis demonstrates that inebriation is consistently represented as an aggressive force that typically results in somatic and cognitive damage and disrupts psychophysical equilibrium. Accordingly, the conceptual metaphor “inebriation is aggression” displays high cognitive productivity and reflects the profound interplay between language, embodied experience and cultural perceptions. The findings confirm that aggression-based metaphorics are not incidental stylistic embellishments but entrenched cognitive models that structure the understanding of physiological and social states within the Russian linguistic worldview. Future research prospects are associated with cross-linguistic comparison of aggression in inebriation metaphors and with exploring their role in contemporary discourses of addiction, altered states of consciousness and social identity. 10.18721/JHSS.16407 81’373.612.2 conceptual metaphor inebriation aggression cognitive model Russian linguistic worldview https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.7/ 110-127.pdf
RAR RUS 128-140 0000-0001-8502-229X Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Linguistics Institute named after I. Nasimi Habibova Konul
Baku, Azerbaijan
 Machine Metaphorics in Techno-Modern Texts This article explores the machine metaphor as a central conceptual and aesthetic device in the literature of the techno-modern era. The machine is examined not merely as a thematic presence or symbolic motif, but as an operative metaphor that structures narrative form, cognitive engagement and ideological positioning within literary texts. The relevance of this research lies in the accelerating development of digital technologies and their pervasive influence on how stories are told and perceived. An interdisciplinary methodology is employed, grounded in the philosophy of technology (particularly the works of Ernst Kapp and Gilbert Simondon), media theory and literary analysis informed by close reading and narratology. This multilayered design enables a comprehensive account of how machine metaphorics operates across levels of the literary text. The findings indicate that machine metaphorics is woven into the compositional fabric of works, manifesting in narrative architecture; in character development (notably figures of artificial intelligence and mechanized humans); in stylistic procedures that foreground precision and iterability; and in an ideology of technological rationalism. These metaphors shape the reading experience, fostering algorithmic modes of interpretation, a deterministic construal of the world, and aesthetic expectations oriented toward functionality. Ultimately, the study argues that the machine metaphor in the literature of techno-modernity functions as a powerful cognitive instrument: it not only reflects dominant techno-cultural paradigms but also actively intervenes in how readers construe identity, subjectivity, and meaning. By staging the dramatic convergence of human and machine logics, such literature invites critical reflection on the nature of consciousness and the shifting boundaries of the human in an era increasingly mediated by technology. 10.18721/JHSS.16408 811 maсhine methaphoric narrative narrative devices techno-modern texts techno-cultural paradigms https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.8/
RAR RUS 141-158 0000-0003-3038-8459 MGIMO University Khramchenko Dmitry d.khramchenko@inno.mgimo.ru
Moscow, Russian Federation
 The Geography of Conflict: How Locative Metaphors and Moral Cartographies Correlate with Polarization in American Political Discourse Locative metaphors are frequently used in American political discourse, sketching “moral maps” and assigning virtue and vice to specific geographic locations. Nevertheless, systematic linguistic explorations of how these spatial expressions promote partisan polarization has been limited, often overlooking their role as central organizing devices. This study aimed to empirically investigate how Republican and Democratic-aligned political discourse in the U.S. exploits distinct repertoires of locative metaphors. It sought to identify recurring partisan-oriented locative language units, analyze their linguistic features contributing to persuasive pragmatic impact, and understand how they function as means of moral evaluation, perpetuating the “us vs them” mentality. A 2.9-million-word corpus of American political texts (speeches, debate transcripts, op-eds, social media posts; 2015–2025), annotated for partisan alignment, was analyzed using quantitative corpus statistics (frequency, chi-square, Cramer’s V, logistic regression) and qualitative rhetorical and functional-linguistic analysis of locative and spatial metaphors. The undertaken analysis revealed statistically significant partisan preferences: Republican discourse favored expressions like “DC swamp” or “coastal elites,” aligning with moral foundations of Purity and Loyalty, Democratic discourse more frequently used expressions like “Wall Street fat cats” and “sanctuary city,” resonating with Fairness and Care. Republicans employed out-group stigmatizing metaphors more extensively. Logistic regression demonstrated these metaphors strongly predict speakers’ partisan alignment. This article shows that locative metaphors are core cognitive-discursive mechanisms in constructing moral geographies that intensify U.S. political polarization. Understanding this “linguistic cartography of conflict” is crucial for analyzing how political discourse bypasses factual debate, creates divisions, and forms public perception of socio-political phenomena. 10.18721/JHSS.16409 81'276.6:32 spatial metaphor locative metaphor political polarization American political discourse corpus linguistics functional linguistics https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.9/
RAR RUS 159-183 0009-0009-1874-4394 Polytechnic University of Valencia Sikorskii Sergei ssikors@upv.es
Valencia, Spain
 0000-0002-3040-5362 Polytechnic University of Valencia Carrio-Pastor Maria Luisa lacarrio@upv.es
Valencia, Spain
 Enhancing LLM Interpretation of Appraisals in Spanish Digital Discourse This article examines the challenges Large Language Models (LLMs) face in interpreting evaluative language in digital discourse. These models often distort the semantics of evaluative expressions, hindering their accurate linguistic interpretation. The aim of the study is to determine whether integrating specialised knowledge improves a model's ability to correctly identify and classify evaluative meanings. Methodologically, the work draws on Martin and White's Appraisal Theory and includes an experimental evaluation of GPT-4 on a stratified corpus of posts from a social network. The analysis is conducted in two conditions – with and without external contextual knowledge – and the results are compared to expert annotations in terms of precision and recall. The findings demonstrate a substantial improvement in automatic classification: the accuracy of identifying evaluative categories increases, the range of detectable appraisal elements expands, and new patterns of meaning variation emerge. The conclusions emphasise that enriching LLMs with structured knowledge enhances the reliability of evaluative language analysis and provides deeper insight into how such meanings function in digital discourse. The proposed approach opens new avenues for improving automated methods for analysing evaluative meanings in linguistic research. 10.18721/JHSS.16410 81'42 + 004.85 appraisal analysis context integration Large Language Models evaluative language social media discourse https://human.spbstu.ru/article/2025.62.10/