SECONDARY PREDICATION AS A MEANS OF LANGUAGE ECONOMY IN THE ANALYTICAL AND INFORMATIONAL GENRE OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE BUSINESS MEDIA

Abstract

The article examines the issue of language resources economy in the analytical and informational genre of modern English-language business texts published in open media. The topic's relevance is determined by the priority of using laconic forms to convey meanings in a globalised and information-overloaded mass media communication environment. The study is based on the concept of language economy, which covers various linguistic levels, including the syntactic level, where the economy is achieved by reducing structures and replacing complex subordinate clauses with more compact forms. Language economy is described through the analysis of secondary predicative constructions designed to reduce the complexity of a linguistic utterance while maintaining semantic accuracy and communication efficiency. The article analyses the frequency of use of secondary predication structures in the texts of modern English-language business publications, such as TechCrunch, Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Wired, and Springwise. For the study, the author created a corpus of 100 thousand words, ensuring the results' reliability. The article proposes a classification of secondary predication structures within infinitive, participial and gerund structures. It has been found that infinitive constructions are the most effective in preserving semantic richness without unnecessary syntactic complications. Although less common, participatory structures also provide linguistic economy by reducing numerous explanations, making statements more compact and functional. On the other hand, gerund structures are less commonly used. They can be explained by their specific semantics, which usually relate to describing processes or lengthy actions. They are less focused on quickly communicating specific facts or future results important in a business context. The study results showed that secondary predication structures are pretty common in the analytical and informational genre of mass media business publications, contributing to the conciseness and effectiveness of communication in the modern information-overloaded communication space. In general, the article highlights the importance of saving linguistic resources in the context of modern linguistics and the pragmatic needs of the language, offering new approaches to analysing syntactic structures and their application in actual speech.