Прагматичні функції хеджування у сучасному англійськомовному медіадискурсі

Abstract

The purpose is to identify pragmatic means for legitimizing knowledge in modern English media discourse. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to fulfil the following tasks: - define the concept of hedging; - to reveal the pragmatic functions of hedging in modern media discourse; - to analyze the emotional influence of hedging in Modern English media discourse; - to provide a Qualitative Emotion Analysis of of the New York Times articles titled “Armed Nationalists in Ukraine Pose a Threat Not Just to Russia” and “The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready” - The work consists of Introduction, 7 subsections, General Conclusions, Résumé, List of Illustration Materials and List of Reference Materials. There are 22 pages, 23 sources were used as reference materials and 2 sources were used as illustration materials.