Aim: to describe motivational discourse in the aspect of interdiscursivity, to identify in its domain religious, political and, narrower, protest themes, to explain their central and constitutive role in motivational speeches.
Methodology. The main method of the research is discourse analysis in its poststructuralist, kratological and critical versions, manifested in critical discourse-analysis CDA and corresponding to the social-constructivist approach. General scientific and linguistic methods, such as interpretation, comparison, induction, contextual, conceptual and linguostylistic analyses are also used.
Results. The undertaken research shows the interdiscursive nature of motivational speeches. In this regard, in the future we consider it possible to differentiate between different types of motivational discourse and to characterize it in terms ‘religious’, ‘protest’, ‘political’, ‘sport’, etc.
Research implications. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the fact that it resulted in a deeper understanding of the motivational communicative environment, including the methods of rhetorical influence used in it.

Aim. The aim of this work is a functional-semantic analysis of German prepositional deverbatives from the standpoint of taxis theory.
Methodology. The article analyzes prepositional deverbatives with temporal prepositions in, bei, mit, während, vor, seit, nach, bis. The following methods were used in the study: hypothetico-deductive, inductive, descriptive and contextual.
Results. Based on the analysis of empirical material, it was revealed that German prepositional deverbatives with the monotemporal preposition während and inclusive-temporal prepositions in, bei, mit implement the taxis function of simultaneity (complete, partial). Prepositional deverbatives with the monotemporal prepositions vor, bis, nach, seit actualize the taxis function of precedence (strict, non-strict) and the taxis function of succession (strict, non-strict).
Research implications. The results of the study make a certain contribution to the functional-semantic concept of the category of taxis. The materials and main provisions of the study can be used in the practice of teaching theoretical and functional grammar of the German language in higher education

Aim. To identify the main trends in the study of the Chinese language grammatical structure in Europe at the end of the 19th century based on the analysis of the main works of S. Julien, J. Edkins and A. Hovelacque.
Methodology. The leading research methods are the comparative-contrastive method, which includes correlating the opinions of the linguists under study, and the descriptive-analytical method, which includes generalizing the views of the scientists under consideration.
Results. The study showed that the methods of studying the Chinese language by European sinologists at the end of the 19th century continued to be significantly influenced by the “Greek and Latin” grammatical system. The gradual rejection of the analysis of Chinese grammar through the prism of Indo-European linguistics was facilitated by typological studies of amorphous languages.
Research implications. The data on the history of the study of Chinese grammar have been updated and expanded, and the specifics of the linguistic research of S. Julien, J. Edkins and A. Hovelacque have been defined, the contribution of scientists to the development of Sinology has been described, and the connection between the theories of scientists of the second half of the 19th century and trends in Sinology of previous and subsequent periods has been identified. The obtained research results can be applied when giving lectures and conducting practical classes on the history of studying Chinese, for writing bachelor's and master's theses on related topics

Aim is to study the phenomenon of linguopragmatic peculiarities of egocentric units of language functioning in ASMR-discourse.
Methodology. The descriptive method, the method of interpretation, analysis, synthesis, contextual analysis, and the functional-pragmatic method were key research methods. The material of the study was 102 shorts with the hashtags #АСМР, #ASMR on RuTube video hosting, with a total duration of ~102 minutes.
Results. Such functions of egocentric language units in ASMR-discourse as identification of participants of the communicative situation; personalization and realization of speech strategy of approaching the addressee; transfer of social relations between speakers (polite You, inclusive we, concrete-referent you); elimination of asynchrony and creation of a common mental space-time continuum of the communicative situation were discovered.
Research implications. The directions for future research are the application of the method proposed in this article to identify the discursive strategies and tactics used to initiate “goosebumps”.

Aim. The present paper deals with semantic study of Russian folk names of medicinal plants. These names indicate a specific pharmacological activity of plants. The aim of the research is to find out rationale behind these names and investigate the semantic motivation underlying the plant name. In case with non-scientific names the motivation is influenced by historical and dialectical factors and associated with using a species as a medical remedy or applying it in the household. The object is the vocabulary of the Russian plant names which provides material of cognitive activities of the past generations, the process of perception of the environment.
Methodology. Reference books on ethnobotany and dictionaries of plant names were used to obtain and select linguistic material related to the issue. The research material was verified and correlated with standard plant names in Latin. The work employs descriptive method, method of etymological and component analysis.
Results. The study of folk plant names with semantics of functional motivation showed the rational base of the nomination which have been supported by the medicinal and pharmaceutical researches carried out in recent years.
Research implications. The theoretical significance of the study is determined by its contribution to the clarification of motivational basis of folk names. The practical significance lies in the possibility of using its results in studies on ethnolinguistics, phytonimic semantics and phytonimic lexis in different languages. The study is based on anthroponomical approach and confirms well-founded nature of plants’ nominations as the result of cognitive activity and process of perception of the environment

Aim. The purpose of the research is to reveal the specificity of the French linguistic picture of the world in the process of the emergence of lexical novelties in the modern French language through linguocultural analysis of the most relevant expressions and collocations verbalising the conceptosphere ‘Environment’ in political and economic contexts.
Methodology. The study was conducted based on the analysis of a corpus of contemporary French texts, including official documents, media sources, digital platforms, and lexicographic materials. The following methods were employed: contextual analysis, word-formation analysis, frequency analysis, and comparative analysis.
Results. The study identified the main lexical-semantic and word-formation features of French neologisms within the conceptual sphere of “Environment.” It was established that neologisms are primarily formed through calques, affixation, and the lexicalization of syntagms, reflecting both global ecological trends and national cultural values. The findings demonstrate that environmental vocabulary is actively integrated into the French linguistic worldview, representing values such as sustainable development, collective responsibility, and ecological awareness. Particular attention was given to the role of French language policy in regulating borrowings and preserving linguistic and cultural identity.
Research implications of the study lies in identifying the mechanisms of neologization in the French language through the lens of environmental vocabulary as a reflection of sociocultural change. The research reveals specific features of word formation, borrowing, and linguistic purism, illustrating how language shapes and codifies the values of sustainable development. The results are relevant to linguistic and cultural studies, sociolinguistics, and the theory of lexical innovation

Aim is to analyse the formation and structural features of terms and identify the most productive methods of term formation in business terminology on the material of the English language.
Methodology. Business English terms selected from special manuals, professional textbooks and dictionaries were analysed. The main research methods were the descriptive method, the systematization method, as well as the methods of structural and component analysis.
Results. The vocabulary of the business sphere is considered as a complex terminological construct, which consists of the general usage lexis, general industry and special professional vocabulary, and interdisciplinary terms. Structural features and derivational models of the terms under study are analyzed. The main affixes are identified, and the morphological means are systematized according to the conceptual blocks of the business sphere. The percentage of terminological units formed by the syntactic method, as well as by the method of affixation, abbreviation, compounding, conversion and other methods was established, which made it possible to determine the most productive ones in the business sphere.
Research implications. The results of the study contribute to the development of terminology as a scientific field and can also be used in the lectures on lexicology, terminology and textbooks on the theory and practice of business communication in English

Aim. The purpose of the article is to develop principles for the scientific description of translation patterns depending on the typological differences between the English and Russian languages.
Methodology. The presentation of the material in the most famous works on the translation theory in the English-Russian pair is analyzed, the nature of these works is determined as didactic. By comparing the structure and content of such publications, gaps and problems in the theoretical understanding of the translation theory are revealed.
Results. Four principles of presentation of the concept of translation are proposed and substantiated, which integrate approaches within the framework of linguistic, interpretive and communicative-functional paradigms of translation studies.
Research implications. The methodological foundations of the translation theory are put forward and an approach to understanding translation issues in one language pair is structured, which can subsequently be extended to other pairs of languages

Aim. The article examines Russian ozoonymic verbs according to their semantic affiliation and methods of their representation in the Persian language.
Methodology. As part of this study, a semantic analysis of Russian ozoonymic verbs was carried out, which made it possible to identify the main groups of corresponding verbs based on their definitions. The article uses research methods such as contextual and qualitative analysis, the method of linguistic observation and description, as well as the method of comparative descriptive analysis. The empirical basis of the study was provided by examples related to both common and specialized vocabulary, as well as vocabulary of informal communication (jargon, argot, slang and vernacular), taken from the leading explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language and also the National Corpus of the Russian language.
Results. The analysis showed that Russian ozoonymic verbs in the Persian language are transmitted using complex verbs, descriptive verbal expressions, as well as verb-adverbial phrases.
Research implications. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the results of this study can be used in the practical activities of teachers of Russian as a foreign language at higher educational institutions in Iran. Additionally, the findings can serve as a foundation for further research by master's and doctoral students in the field of contrastive lexicology grammar

The aim of the study is to identify the peculiarities of the use of structural-semantic means in the headlines of French articles of various genres to determine the ways of expressing the main intentions of the authors.
Methodology. The basic content of the study is the analysis of a considerable volume of headlines of articles from leading French publications for 2023-2024, collected through the method of continuous sampling. The methodology was based on the methods of linguistic observation and description, contextual and communicative-pragmatic analysis.
Results. The study identified the main syntactic and semantic tools of the French language used by authors of articles of different genres when creating headlines. It was shown that the use of specific morphological-syntactic models and lexical elements in the headline is conditioned by the genre and stylistic affiliation of the article, in addition to the totality of linguistic and external factors.
Research implications. The results of the study can be used in the process of teaching French when studying newspaper articles, in special courses on the language of the press at the senior stage of bachelor's, specialist and master's degree