THE DISCOURSE OF WAR AS ONE OF THE TYPES OF DISCOURSE: MODERN STUDY

Abstract

The scientific article examines and defines the concept of "discourse". The existing approaches to the classification of discourse types are considered and some of them are singled out. It is indicated what types of discourse exist according to G. Pocheptsov and T. van Dijk. We revealed and analyzed the concept of "discourse of war" as one of the types of discourse. We have determined that the discourse of war can be defined as a type of discourse that is based on human activity, social groups, and places as a whole. We characterized the concept of "military discourse" and compared it with the concept of "discourse of war". We determined what key functions and lexical concepts are inherent in the discourse of war and military discourse. Comparing the concepts of "military discourse" and "discourse of war", we determined that discourse of war is a broader concept than military discourse, because it covers not only military rhetoric and military concepts, for example, such as equipment and ranks, but as well as all areas of human activity, as war has affected all areas of our lives, including education, politics, news, daily affairs, and worldview in general. As a result, we concluded that the "discourse of war" is closely related to other types of discourse, such as: political discourse, media discourse, pedagogical discourse and social discourse. In the practical part, we analyzed articles from modern mass media, such as: BBC, «The Washington Post», CNN and «The Guardian», and determined how the media portray the current conflict in Ukraine. During the analysis, special emphasis was directed to the means of communication used by mass media to express the meaning of "war". We determined which words and phrases are used to portray the concept of "war" in mass media abroad. We analyzed articles and provided examples, from which we identified which means of speech, narratives and synonyms are most often used in the articles to depict the concept of "war". It is determined how each of the terms used in the mass media interprets the concept of "war", thanks to which it is possible to understand how readers and authors of articles perceive and reflect the war in Ukraine.