CONTENT MACROSTRUCTURE OF AN ENGLISH RESEARCH ARTICLE: LINGUISTIC DISCURSIVE FEATURES OF THE INTRODUCTION SECTION

Abstract

The paper discusses research discourse and the idea of distinguishing it as a separate type of academic discourse is substantiated. The article concentrates on the current problem in the context of intercultural scientific communication. Particular emphasis is given to the research article as a key genre of research discourse. The study aims to identify and describe the linguistic means of implementing the macrostructure of the “Introduction” section in line with genre-discourse analysis. Based on the CARS model, proposed by J. Swales, the author analyses English-language research articles of linguistic journals. As a result of the study, a typical content macrostructure of the “Introduction” section of an English-language linguistic research article, and the main linguistic discursive means of its implementation have been identified and described.