Intensification of the Epistemic Modality of "Confidence" in the Discourse of Evaluation
- Authors: Mamedova L.E.1
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Affiliations:
- North Caucasus Federal University
- Issue: No 5(899) (2025)
- Pages: 60-68
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/297119
- ID: 297119
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The purpose of the study is the analysis of the explanatory and functional features of the epistemic modality "confidence" category in the academic institutional discourse of assessment, the detailed analysis of the mechanisms of its intensification, interpretation and impact on the recipient, valuating academic activity. The empirical material of our research was the documents: "On awarding academic degrees" in Russian and English and "Regulations on secondary school, vocational gymnasium, evening gymnasium and College graduation certificates" in German. The importance of the described aspect in the evaluation discourse is highlighted, since the sequential translation of convictivity helps to assess the degree of confidence or uncertainty in the producer’s statement, to determine the reliability and reliability of his judgments.
About the authors
Leyla Elshadovna Mamedova
North Caucasus Federal University
Author for correspondence.
Email: lmemc@yandex.ru
Assistant of the Department of Linguistics of the Faculty of International Relations
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