EMOTIVITY AS AN INHERENT DISCURSIVE CATEGORY OF MODERN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DIPLOMATIC DISCOURSE

Abstract

This article is devoted to the research of the discursive category of emotivity in modern English diplomatic discourse. The concept of the category of emotivity is specified and its place in the categorical grid of discursive categories of diplomatic discourse is determined. It is stated that the category of emotivity, together with the means that generate it, serves to facilitate the transfer of information in the diplomatic field. It makes it possible simultaneously to attract attention and to convey ideas, or else to incorporate vagueness into the expression of ideas, or to conceal or disguise certain elements. In this article an analysis is given of lexical and stylistic resources by which this category is manifested in diplomatic texts. Particular attention is given to the analysis of diplomatic communication as an environment for the verbalization of emotive resources. A critical review of the subject area of diplomatic discourse was carried out and the peculiarities of its sublanguage has been described. It is illustrated that emotionality is actually a characteristic feature of diplomatic communication and it may be evident both at the verbal and the nonverbal level. The author seeks to demonstrate that nonverbal means play a role that is no less important role in diplomacy than verbal means. Particular emphasis is placed on silence as one of the forms of non-verbal communication. It is highlighted that silence is a special context for speech and, at the same time, a special form of communication in diplomacy. Among the main means that serve to express the discursive category of emotivity, the author emphasizes the necessity of analysing metaphor. As an effective strategy for analyzing diplomatic metaphor, the author suggests differentiating between pragmatic and communicative types. In this paper a description of the pragmatic communicative type “dangerous metaphor” is presented. This study made it possible to characterize the discourse-forming potential of metaphor in its verbal and nonverbal manifestations based on the source material of diplomatic speeches and twitter microblogs by diplomats.