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COMMUNICATIVE TONALITY IN THE SYSTEM OF MODUS CATEGORIES

COMMUNICATIVE TONALITY IN THE SYSTEM OF MODUS CATEGORIES


Author:  S.E. Tupikova

Affiliation:  Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky

Abstract
Communicative tonality is proved to be referred to modus categories in the article. Tonality arises only in the process of communication and has basic function of transferring interpreting meaning and evaluation of reality from sender to addressee. Tonality is based on such cognitive mechanisms as metaphorization, inference and profiling.

Keywords:  сommunicative tonality, modus categories, cognitive activity, an interpreting function, format of knowledge

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