MEANS OF CONVEYING EXPRESSIVENESS IN A SCIENTIFIC TEXT (BASED ON THE SCIENTIFIC WORK “LANGUAGE AS INSTINCT” BY THE LINGUIST AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST STEVEN PINKER)

Abstract

Modern science demonstrates a steady tendency to increase the expressiveness of scientific text. The relevance and originality of the presented research lies in the analysis of the expressive-evaluative component of the scientific text of the work “Language as Instinct” by the famous linguist and neuropsychologist Steven Pinker. The study attempts to identify language means for conveying important scientific information. Specific language design is carried out on the basis of the subjective perception of the author of the scientific text, their system of values and professional positions. Aspects of the thought process related to intellectual expression and cognitive assessment are considered. The analysis reveals that S. Pinker’s metaphors occupy a central position as an effective means of mastering reality in an expressive form, while other means of expressiveness at the syntactic and grammatical levels occupy peripheral positions. The results of the conducted research can be used to describe the modeling of the expressive-evaluative component in the structure of English-language scientific discourse.