DISCURSIVE USE OF PROFESSIONAL TERMS: FUNCTIONAL-SEMANTIC AND CULTURAL ASPECTS
Abstract
This article investigates the discursive use of professional terms from functional-semantic and cultural perspectives. The study aims to reveal how specialized lexical units function in different communicative contexts and how cultural factors influence their interpretation and usage. Using discourse analysis, comparative linguistics, and contextual interpretation methods, professional texts from various fields were analyzed
Keywords
Professional terminology, discourse analysis, functional semantics, cultural linguistics, specialized communication, pragmatics, linguistic pragmaticsHow to Cite
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