Open AccessFUNCTIONALISM AS A LINGUISTIC TREND
Author(s) -
Л П Мурашова
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
naučnyj vestnik ûžnogo instituta menedžmenta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-8112
pISSN - 2305-3100
DOI - 10.31775/2305-3100-2016-3-74-79
Subject(s) - functionalism (philosophy of mind) , linguistics , structural functionalism , theoretical linguistics , sociology , epistemology , social science , philosophy
The topic of the research is particularly relevant because the analysis of similarities and distinctive features of linguistic trends that have developed in different countries of the world is particularly important against the background of convergence of the various national linguistic schools. The article describes the main characteristics of functionalism as a system of scientific knowledge, characterizes the subject and methods of functional linguistics, and describes the distinctive features of functionalism.