Vestnik of Moscow State Linguistic University. Humanities
ISSN (online): 2542-2197
Founder: Moscow State Linguistic University
Editor-in-Chief: Alexey I. Gorozhanov, Dr. of Philology (Dr.habil.), associate professor
Frequency / Access: 12 issues per year / Open
Included in: Higher Attestation Commission List, RISC
The journal “Vestnik of Moscow State Linguistic University. Humanities” is registered in the International Centre and has an international standard serial number ISSN (2542-2197). Since July 2014 the journal can be openly accessed from the journal’s website (www.vestnik-mslu.ru) and from the platform with the data base of the Russian index of science citation (RSCI). The journal is included in the list of peer-reviewed periodicals approved by the Higher State Commission for publishing the results of Ph.D. or doctorate (Dr.habil.) research.
The journal publishes papers presenting results of original research in the following areas of Humanities: theoretical linguistics, general and descriptive linguistics, typology of languages, comparative linguistics, semantics, cognitive linguistics, discourse studies and pragmatics, theory and practice of translation and interpretation, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cultural linguistics and theory of intercultural communication, literature studies, studies of cultures, philosophical issues of culture and society.
The journal is intended for scholars, academic staff, postgraduates, Ph.D. and Master students, interested in the topical issues of contemporary research in Russia. The editorial board is guided by the principles of openness and accessibility to both the authors and the readers.
Current Issue
No 10(904) (2025)
Linguistics
The Peculiarities of Functioning of One-Word and Ambiguous Nominations with the Lexeme “Red” in the Russian Linguistic Worldview
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of the use of single-word and ambiguous nominations with the lexeme “red” in the Russian language. The tasks were solved using general scientific as well as special linguistic methods, which include component analysis, contextual analysis, and definitional analysis. The material of the work was the lexeme “red”, recorded in dictionaries of various types, and a sample of statements including single-word and ambiguous nominations with the lexeme “red” from the National Corpus of the Russian Language. As a result of the study, 13 interpretations of the red nomination in linguistic dictionaries were analyzed; the identified meanings were distributed within the semantic network; five usual meanings of nominations with the red lexeme were described.
9-16
The Discursive Technique “We Are the Victim” in Self-Representation Strategy of a Politician
Abstract
Various approaches to identifying a communicative strategy share a set of core elements: an underlying intention, the use of verbal and non-verbal means of expression, and communicative orientation. The objective of the present study is to demonstrate, using speeches delivered by Latin American political leaders at sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, how the “we are the victim” device, embedded within the framework of a self-presentation strategy, can become the thematic nucleus of a public address. The research employs discourse analysis applied to political communication texts containing ideologically charged linguistic phenomena. The procedure involves two stages: analysis of the utterance’s context and textual analysis.
17-24
Discrediting Strategy in South Korea’s Socio-Political Media Discourse
Abstract
The article reviews discrediting strategies and tactics in the socio-political media discourse of the Republic of Korea. The research is aimed at identifying the linguistic means and pragmatic mechanisms through which the media form a negative image of political opponents, influencing the audience. The texts of news articles of the leading news publications of South Korea: ‘Chosun Ilbo’, ‘Chung Ang Ilbo’, ‘Dong-A Ilbo’ and the news agency ‘Yonhap’ are used as material. The analysis is conducted within the framework of the linguopragmatic approach, which allows to consider discourse as a purposeful social action. The revealed tactics of discrediting demonstrate a high degree of conflict in socio-political media discourse.
25-31
Reflection of the Gender Category in the First Scientific Works of the XVI Century: Historical and Linguistic Analysis of Early Grammatical Descriptions
Abstract
The present study is based on the historical and linguistic analysis of the gender category in the French language of the XVI century, presented in the grammatical treatises by J. Palsgrave, J. Dubois and L. Maigret. The purpose of the work is to identify key trends in the development of the genus category and the causes of variation in generic usage (genus dubium). The methodology includes a comparative analysis of the theoretical provisions and empirical data presented in the works of these authors. The results of the study demonstrate the influence of the Latin language, phonetic changes and semantic factors on the formation of the gender system, as well as the lack of strict codification as the cause of variability. The contribution of the analysis of early grammatical descriptions to the understanding of the processes of normalization of the French language and the mechanisms of linguistic change is emphasized.
32-39
Ossetian Verbs with the Prefix фæ- Imperfectiva Tantum in Aspectual-Actional Retrospective
Abstract
The aim of the study is to identify the reasons for the special status of the verbs of this group in the structure of the functional-semantic field of aspectuality in the Ossetian language. The facts presented in the article indicate the possibilities of restoring important pages from the history of the formation of aspect as a grammatical category in the modern Ossetian language using data from related and unrelated languages, as well as data from the archaic Digor dialect. Comparison with the history of the development of aspect in modern Russian allows us to identify features of typological similarity between the two languages. Aspectual-actional features of verbs with fæ- imperfectiva tantum, being included in the system of genetic, areal and typological connections, become extremely informative not only for understanding the features of the grammatical structure of the language under study, but also for familiarizing oneself with the history of this language, with the history of the people – its speaker.
40-47
Interlevel Interaction in Building Discourse Coherence: A Systemic Analysis of Discourse Marker Functioning in English Academic Discourse in the Social Sciences
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to analyze the systemic role of discourse markers, functioning through the interlevel interaction of their properties, in building coherence in English academic discourse within the social sciences. The material consists of a corpus of English research articles in sociology, political science, and psychology (50 articles, 2019–2024, ~415,000 words). The methods involve a mixed-methods approach: corpus analysis to identify discourse markers frequency and distribution, and qualitative discourse analysis to interpret their functions in context. The results show the prevalence of contrastive (e.g., however) and causal (therefore) discourse markers in structuring argumentation.
48-54
Genre Modeling of Institutional Trade Union Discourse
Abstract
The purpose of the study is the genre-centric modeling of discursive practices in modern worker’s union interaction on the basis of the integral description of the feature structure and illocutionary spaces of counter-communicants. Six communicative-pragmatic criteria necessary for system-forming genres to meet are determined based on the detailed analysis of the initial illocutions in the triad “agent - client - tertiary agent”, the specifics of the transmission of value-accentuated points of professional consciousness, and current thema-rhematic chains of trade union discourse. The following genres of institutional discourse of trade union work are distinguished: public speech (informative, protocol and persuasive types); negotiations; presentation; slogans / slogans and advertising; mission of the organization and press release.
55-63
History and Sociolinguistic Features of Anglo-Korean Language Contact on the Korean Peninsula
Abstract
Anglo-Korean language contact on the Korean Peninsula has a relatively recent history since the late 19th century, but a special sociolinguistic situation has developed in the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at present. This paper examines the history and characteristics of Anglo-Korean language contact, considering its current state in both countries. Despite the obvious differences between the two countries (direct language contact in the south and mainly indirect contact in the north) there is a general tendency toward the increasing importance of English in the education system. English proficiency can be considered a form of cultural capital in both countries.
64-71
Linguistic Features of the Documentary Genre in the Spanish Empire in the Second Half of the 18th Century
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to conduct a comprehensive linguistic analysis of two documents written the Spanish Empire related to the period of formation of the Neo-Hispanic language. The documents date back to the second half of the 18th century. The authors of the article show the historical significance of the analyzed documents, which record residual forms of baroque calligraphy, as well as cases of discrepancies between letters, phonemes and allophones expressed using alphabetic symbols. In addition, the article provides regional geographic comments. In the study the methods of comparative and contrastive, historical and genetic analysis are used. The results of the study can serve as additional material for determining the linguocultural features of the documentary genre of the Spanish language of this period, which is important for lexical and semantic transformation of such texts into Russian.
72-79
Prosodic Patterns in Spontaneous and Pseudo-Spontaneous Speech (a comparative study based on the German language)
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to identify differences between spontaneous and pseudo-spontaneous speech based on the measurement of prosodic characteristics, in particular fundamental frequency, sound intensity, speech rate, and pause parameters, in the speech of a single speaker in different communicative situations. The material included recordings of a German-speaking speaker in the formats of an interview and a popular science blog. The acoustic analysis method was applied using the Praat and SRM software. The study revealed significant differences in prosodic features, which support the classification of pseudo-spontaneous speech as a distinct speech type. The findings are relevant for phonostylistics, speech pragmatics, and automatic speech analysis.
80-86
The Role of Vietnamese Media Language in Shaping Ethnic Self-Consciousness
Abstract
The paper aims to examine how the language of Vietnamese mass media contributes to the formation of ethnic self-consciousness in the context of digitalization and international integration. The empirical base includes texts from state and alternative media (print and online editions), as well as documented examples of discursive strategies employed in contemporary Vietnamese media space. The methodological framework combines pragmatic and stylistic analysis as well as a comparative approach. The research identifies lexico-stylistic features of official media promoting national unity and strategies employed by alternative platforms that emphasize regional identity. Particular attention is given to the transformation of media language under the influence of lexical borrowing and global media trends.
87-95
Ecology of the Educational Media Discourse: Functionality “Emocio et Racio”
Abstract
The article identifies the most significant functional features of the ecological manifestation of the cognitive-affective sphere of the linguistic personality in the modern educational media discourse. To achieve this, methods such as inductive-deductive method, descriptive method, linguocognitive analysis, conceptual analysis, content analysis, discourse analysis, functional analysis, interpretive analysis, and quantitative analysis are used within the framework of anthropocentric, cognitive, and environmental approaches. The material is selected using a continuous sample of Russian and foreign educational and near-educational media texts. It has been established that the following functional features of the ecological manifestation of emocio et racio are distinguished in the modern educational media discourse: natural intelligence, emotional intelligence, artificial intelligence.
96-104
Conjunction of Deontic and Alethic Modal Indicators: Structure and Semantics
Abstract
The aim of the study is to identify the structural and semantic characteristics of conjunctive structures with deontic and alethic predicates (alethic-deontic complexes). Based on the corpus data of the Russian and German languages and using structural and semantic analysis, the study considers different syntactic structures models of pure and adversative conjunction that demonstrate equal relationships between the deontic and alethic indicators. It establishes the semantic characteristics of these syntactic structures and the differences in modal semantics that arise when the sequence of predicates changes.
105-114
Historisms as Part of English Archaic Lexis
Abstract
The aim of the research is to develop a methodology of selecting English archaic lexis, as well as identifying lexical units as belonging to one of the groups of archaic lexis. The material for the research is a corpus of English lexical units labelled as archaic or obsolete, taken by means of overall selection from The Random House College Dictionary. To fulfill the aim, the author uses the definitional analysis, the etymological analysis, and the elements of the contextual analysis. The research results in presenting a three-step methodology of selecting and analyzing archaic language material, as well as in establishing a set of obligatory criteria for archaic lexical units to be considered as historisms.
115-123
Literary criticism
The Phenomenon of the Event-Based Story in Modern Children’s Literature (on the example of German literature)
Abstract
This article attempts to identify and describe a special type of children’s fiction – an event-based story, formed under the influence of the phenomenon of intermediality of modern culture. An event-based story is considered in the context of literary socialization. The article provides a genre, lexical-stylistic and interpretative analysis of this type of text. Based on the linguistic analysis of the fiction text, a conclusion is made about the fiction specific traits of such texts, besides assumptions about the reasons for their high popularity among readers of the target age group are made.
124-131
Feature of the Depiction of the Kwangju Uprising in Han Kang’s Novel “Human Acts”
Abstract
Historical events are a frequent theme in works of fiction. The purpose of this study is to analyse the ways of representation of a historical event, namely the 1980 Gwangju People’s Uprising, in the novel Human Acts by the contemporary South Korean writer Han Gang. The method of comparative-historical analysis, semiotic and interpretive methods are used to fulfil the purpose. The study revealed that the main features of the novel are: the focus not on the scale of the event but on the individual, the detailed description of human suffering, the interweaving of the memories of witnesses of the uprising with fiction, the author’s desire to give a voice to those who died and suffered during the uprising.
132-139
Cultural studies
Vasily Bazhenov: Architectural Ideas and Political Realities
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the political events that influenced the architectural designs of Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov. Bazhenov’s work was one of the earliest and most striking examples of the fusion of the best features of European and Russian architecture, and is directly linked to the socio-historical processes occurring in 18th-century Russia. The author explores the complex ups and downs of his life and his work, which reflects key issues of 18th-century Russian culture. The study’s methodology is based on a combination of general scientific and specialized historical methods. The study is based on a problem-based historical analysis, taking into account the social conditions of the time.
140-148
The Antientropic Nature of Metatextual Signs
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to identify the role of metatext in the construction of cultural space. Methodologically, the study is based on historical, comparativistic, logical and analytical principles of studying the relationship between text, reality and human thinking. The object of study is the entropy of culture as a complex system, implying a high degree of heterogeneity and multidirectionality of semantic movement vectors. The conclusions drawn describe metatext as a complex of second-order signs that organize the development of culture and ensure its continuity both at the local and global levels. The main functions of metatext are to reduce the interpretative variability of the text and to link it to an existing corpus.
149-155