Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines the underexplored concept of thymiologic modality, which refers to the characterization of an object based on the degree of its significance. This modality is analyzed both as an independent entity and as a component of axiological modality, representing a higher or lower degree of relevance or significance. Thymiologic modality is explored through emotional reactions to perceived information. Surprise and indifference are considered emotions that exhibit independent thymiologic modality. Axiological modality is imposed on these emotions, modifying them into admiration and disappointment. The study is based on the analysis of dialogic contexts collected from the Russian National Corpus (RNC). In the examined contexts, the speaker's emotional reaction is conveyed through specific markers of emotional expression, such as emotional interjections and communicatives — linguistic units regularly used in dialogue.
Source: Slovo ru Baltic accent
Author: Igor A. Sharonov
Institution: Pushkin State Russian language Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Russian Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4410786191