The realization of subjective modality in columnistic discourse

the article examines the issue of the representation of subjective modality in the Russian columnistic discourse. The purpose of the study is to study the linguistic ways of implementing subjective modality in the texts of the author's column. The tasks include the consideration of the main approaches to understanding the category of modality and the study of ways to represent subjective modality in the texts of Russian columnistic discourse. Modality is considered as an integral part of all the elements of discourse. The columnistic discourse is understood as a part of journalistic discourse and refers to institutional discourse. It is noted that the modality of media texts is associated with the invasive nature of media discourse. It is emphasized that the text of the author's column is one of the most productive spaces for the realization of persistence using subjective modality. Subjective modality is defined as the mental attitude and assessment of the author of the text. It is indicated that the author's position prevails in the texts of the columnists, represented by means of subjective modality. It is concluded that the author's column is characterized by an explicit realization of a subjective modality. The modality of the texts of the author's column translates the relationship between the addressee and the addressee of information in the space of media discourse. The text of the columnist implements both the modality of reality and the modality of possibility represented by the author's value judgments.

modality, subjective modality, columnistic discourse, evaluation, evaluativeness