METALINGUISTIC PARALLELS: FEATURES OF THEIR MANIFESTATIONIN SCIENTIFIC, ACADEMIC AND EVERYDAY DISCOURSES

Abstract

Aim of the article is to identify the features of using metalinguistic parallels in scientific, academic and everyday discourses based on the material of the German, English and Russian languages in synchrony. Methodology. The research is devoted to the comparative analysis of the presence of metalinguistic parallels in scientific, academic and everyday discourses. Using the discursive method, the article analyzes the features of metalinguistic parallelism for the first time. Results. The main results of the research confirm the importance of the discursive approach in the study of lexical units, as for the discursive features of metalinguistic parallels, the analysis has shown that they are used primarily in scientific discourse. When choosing each lexeme, the context of the discourse must be taken into account. Research implications. The theoretical significance of the results is determined by the fact, that the information available in the theory of terminology about the phenomenon of metalinguistic parallelism, as well as its manifestations in some types of discourse, is expanded. The practical implications are associated with the possibility of using language material and the results of its analysis in the practical activities of terminologists and discoursists, teachers, students, undergraduates, postgraduates.