LANGUAGE MEANS OF THE EVALUATION CATEGORY IN THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PEDAGOGICAL INTERNET DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the study of the implementation of the language category of evaluation in the English-language pedagogical Internet discourse. The aim of this work is to study and analyze the linguistic specifics of the English-language pedagogical Internet blogs, which represents positive and negative evaluation in the process of speech interaction. It is identified that the characteristic feature of the expression of evaluation in the investigated type of discourse is the strengthening of positive evaluation by means of discourse elements in the function of intensifiers, contributing to the emotional impact on the recipient. The rationality of positive and negative evaluation is emphasized by downtoners and commentary markers. Frequent expressions of positive evaluation indicate the communicative focus of pedagogical blogs.