FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL SPECIFICITY OF MULTICOMPONENT TERMS IN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA ECOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
DOI: 10.23951/1609-624X-2022-4-41-50
Introduction. The article is focused on the structure of multicomponent terminological combinations and major functions they perform in modern English-language media discourse on environmental issues. It investigates how the term structure may change in the course of time, determines the main trends in the structural development of terms typical of media ecological discourse and discloses their functional potential. The aim of the study is to identify the main structural types and functional characteristics of multicomponent terms, recorded in the English texts created by popular science environmental journalists. The object of the study are multicomponent terminological combinations of English-language media environmental discourse. Material and methods. The research has been performed using the texts published from 2021 until 2022 on the site of the English-language online journal Earth Island Journal which is the media arm of Earth Island Institute – an organization that supports environmental activists and leaders working to protect the biological and cultural diversity. The sample number equals 212 multicomponent terminological combinations. A variety of methods such as observation, modeling, systematization, quantitative estimation, structural and functional analysis have been used to conduct complete research of the terms under consideration. Results and discussion. The results show that multicomponent terms are an important component of modern English-language media discourse. The analysis of the research data obtained has allowed identifying the main structural models and key characteristics of multicomponent terms used in media ecological discourse and specifying the major functions they perform. Conclusion. In conclusion, the practical value of the obtained results and the future prospects of the research have been outlined.
Keywords: media ecological discourse, the English language, multicomponent terms, structural models, terminology system
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