Significance of discourse analysis and pragmalinguistics in modern linguistics

Abstract

The article considers modern research directions of modern linguistics such as discourse-analysis,
pragmalinguistics and their interrelation, relevance. There is given comprehensive literature review of
scientists, linguists who dealt with discourse, discourse analysis and pragmalinguistics. In addition to
this, authors give their own standpoints and conclusions concerning these two notions. Author mentions
about similarities of discourse analysis and pragmalinguistcs , moreover one of the main tasks of pragmalinguistics is to reveal the nature of discourse / text. In other words, pragmalinguistics take into account
all problems of discourse and text. The relevance of discourse analysis and pragmalinguistics lays on the
fact that they are used within or under the latest, modern anthropocentric paradigm, by investigating
discourse / text we can understand a person’s cognitive structure, outlook, worldview. pragmalinguistics
investigates how a language unit can influence on a certain audience. Thereby, above-mentioned two
scientific directions play an important role and relevant to linguistics.