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


psycholinguistics

From hooligans to thrash talk: Evolution of the genre

The article deals with the thrash talk as a speech genre. The term, which came to modern Russian from English, refers to a speech practice in which offensive statements are formulated against the opponent, designed to disturb the opponent’s psychological equanimity. It can be a form of bragging or insulting in competitive situations. The research was conducted in the context of Russian and foreign works on invective practice in Russian linguoculture, which not only represent a constant, but evolve as well.

WHAT HAS THE COMING DAY IN STRORE FOR US? (To the Question of Modern Scientific Paradigm in Humanitarian Knowledge)

This article presents modern scientific paradigm developed in Russia at the turn of XX–XXI centuries. The author observes its main characteristics – integrative and holistic character. These are believed to be presupposed by a range of external and internal factors. The author also suggests a new stage in the development of scientific thought – the stage of neo-post-positivism, which corresponds to post-nonclassicism within the framework of the philosophy of science, and formulates some of its postulates as well.

VERBAL ASSOCIATIONS AS A COMPLEMENTARY SOURCE OF MATERIAL IN COMPLEX STUDY OF SPEECH GENRES

The article regards the problem of speech genre’s revelation in the mind of language speaker. In this respect, it proposes the complex approach to the investigation of speech genres which relies on the use of various sources of material including the data of associative experiment presented in the associative dictionary. The value of associative data is fully discussed in relation with such problems as the acquisition of speech genres by language speaker and their actual range in what they call “the genre competence”.