WORD ORDER IN SENTENCES OF MILITARY DISCOURSE: FUNCTIONAL AND STYLISTIC ASPECT (BASED ON UKRAINIAN AND FOREIGN MEDIA)

Abstract

The article analyses the functional and stylistic potential of word order in sentences of modern military discourse as a factor of communication between the speaker and the recipient. The article reviews Ukrainian and foreign studies on word order in sentence constructions within the framework of functional grammar and discourse analysis.The article focuses on the variability of direct and indirect word order, which contributes to the realisation of a wide range of stylistic functions: representative, pragmatic, imperative, rhythmic, melodic, emphatic, focusing, ideological. The models of sentence structures are described, which allow to realise in the discourse canvas a certain communicative intention of the speaker, the content of which is produced by the stylistic function. The article substantiates the interpretation of word order in military discourse as a grammatical, communicative and pragmatic tool for the purpose of targeted speech influence. The author identifies and describes the linguistic means of modern military discourse that emphasise communication as a marker of actualisation of national values, shaping public opinion, maintaining the morale of the population, strengthening unity and counteracting the destructive information influence of the aggressor. Particular attention is paid to the change of neutral word order as a factor of communicative actualisation, increasing the emotional load of the statement and expressing the ideological message. On the example of media sources of Ukrainian and foreign origin, the author reveals inversion, parallelism, rhetorical questions, anaphora, and modal constructions as effective means of semantic focus and strategic influence on the audience. It is concluded that word-order transformations in military discourse are one of the key tools of linguistic influence on the recipient.