FEATURES OF THE MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE CATEGORY OF EVIDENTIALITY IN ENGLISH POLITICAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the specific features that characterize the means of expressing the category of evidentiality in the English-language anti-Russian political discourse. The article considers the issues related to the understanding of the category of evidentiality and also to the creation of the evidential structures classification. The authentic material is presented, on the basis of which different linguistic structures that represent the examples of evidentiality in the English-speaking anti-Russian political discourse are analyzed. The classification given in this paper illustrates the means of expressing evidentiality in accordance with the frequency they appear in the analyzed content, in addition the features of evidential structures are also indicated. It is determined that the examples given prove the fact that a large number of evidential structures possess the signs of subjective judgment. It is determined that the use of certain means of expression evidentiality is aimed at achieving pragmatic goals – persuasion, manipulation, information, etc.