THE STUDY OF POLYSEMY OF DISCOURSE: AN ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL APPROACHES

Abstract

The article deals with the polysemy of the term "discourse". The research provides an analysis of the essence and content of discourse. Functional, formal, situational and cognitive are the main approaches to defining discourse. In the context of this study, discourse is referred to as the unity of linguistic and cognitive structures in their interaction, since the linguistic sphere cannot function in isolation from the cognitive one. This interaction constitutes a process of communication.