Scientific Discourse: An Overview of Research in Foreign Linguistics
Introduction. The article presents a generalized overview of foreign scientific literature devoted to the scientific discourse research. The relevance of the analytical overview is explained by the increasing attention to discourse not only as a system with stable characteristics, but also as a dynamic process subject to change under the influence of external factors. The purpose of the paper is to present the main directions and concepts of applied linguistics, which explores scientific discourse, to identify gaps in existing research and to identify prospects for further study. Methodology and sources. The paper analyzes the content of scientific publications of foreign scientists devoted to the study of scientific discourse. The sources are peer-reviewed journals and academic databases. The methodology is based on the systematization and comparative analysis of various linguistic concepts and theoretical approaches. Results and discussion. The conducted review showed that despite the existing wide body of research on scientific discourse, the evolution of scientific communication is insufficiently studied. It is concluded that among the works devoted to the study of scientific discourse, there are works that either focus on analyzing the discourse features of scientific communication in a synchronic context, or emphasize a limited time period. However, to understand how scientific communication adapts to new requirements and circumstances, it is important to take into account not only static characteristics, but also the processes of evolution. In this regard, the study of scientific discourse in its dynamic development acquires special significance and novelty. Conclusion. The conducted analytical overview opens up new perspectives for studying scientific discourse through the prism of a dynamic approach. The study of scientific discourse from a historical perspective is valuable in terms of identifying key socio-cultural factors influencing the transformation of textual realizations of discourse categories and features in different eras. This allows us to identify the specific discourse features typical for each specific historical period of the discourse existence.
Authors: Marina Yu. Mironova
Direction: Linguistics
Keywords: overview, foreign studies, scientific discourse, historical discoursology
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