The role of evidentiality in Russian environmental discourse
https://doi.org/10.26907/2782-4756-2026-83-1-73-81
Abstract
The objective of this study is to identify and describe the discursive mechanisms of evidential representation within Russian environmental texts. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were addressed: to identify the predominant types of evidentiality in the analysed discourse; to determine the key functions of evidential markers; and to describe the linguistic mechanisms of their implementation. Our analysis of the empirical data led to the following findings: 1) In Russian environmental discourse, evidentiality is primarily realized through lexical means, whereas grammatical methods of expressing this category are employed significantly less frequently; 2) Authors of environmental texts most commonly rely on indirect evidentiality, where the information source is not the author’s personal experience but a third-party report; 3) Evidentiality in Russian environmental texts not only indicates the source and accuracy of the data, but also serves as a strategic tool for masking unfavorable realities and mitigating the recipient’s negative reaction to the information provided.
About the Author
A. I. Zueva
St. Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zueva Anastasia Igorevna, graduate student
7–9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation
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Zueva A.I. The role of evidentiality in Russian environmental discourse. Philology and Culture. 2026;(1):73-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2782-4756-2026-83-1-73-81
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