TEXT AS AN OBJECT OF LINGUISTIC RESEARCH: AN OVERVIEW OF APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF TEXT

Abstract

The article considers the main directions of text linguistics. An attempt is made to compile an overview of the main approaches to the study of text in Russian and foreign linguistics. The prerequisites that led to the paradigm shift within the linguistics of the text are revealed, and the changes that have occurred in the views of scientists on the nature of the text are analyzed. The ideas underlying each of the linguistic and textual directions described in the work are highlighted. A brief description of each of the highlighted areas is given. The classifications of text categories highlighted within the framework of different approaches to text analysis are given. The most significant results and limitations of each of the directions are revealed. The conclusion is made about the prospects of a communicative and pragmatic approach to the study of the text and the need to attract and integrate all the accumulated knowledge about the nature of the text in its research. The ways of developing the linguistics of the text are indicated.