International journal
ISSN 2311-0759 (Online)
ISSN 2311-0740 (Print)


cultural meaning

Cultural knowledge as the conceptual basis of the speech genre of religious instruction (based on media discourse)

In the modern media environment covering all fields of human endeavour different types of discourse, religious ones with their genres as well, get representation. The speech genre of religious instruction seems to be most widely spread. The genre under discussion is viewed as a part of the primary genre in the religious discourse – preaching which is presupposed to interpret principles of practical usage of religious postulates and rules.