Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics

The article focuses on the analysis of lexemes of the standard language and sublanguage, including jargon and obscenities, in terms of their connection with the speech act of insult. The author takes primarily the position of a practitioner of linguistic expertise. The relevance of the topic is driv...

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Main Author: Z. I. Mineeva
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Language:English
Published: Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. RANEPA 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://steps.ranepa.ru/jour/article/view/252
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description The article focuses on the analysis of lexemes of the standard language and sublanguage, including jargon and obscenities, in terms of their connection with the speech act of insult. The author takes primarily the position of a practitioner of linguistic expertise. The relevance of the topic is driven by the demand for the most accurate and exhaustive description of the criteria for attributing a particular word, phrase, sentence to the language units of a speech act of insult. The aim of the research is to define the conditions under which different types of substandard lexical units participate in a speech act of insult. Semantic, stylistic and pragmatic methods are used in the research, as well as cases from the author’s practice in the field of forensic linguistics. The results of the study distinguish two types of substandard: a) the lexical substandard, which includes units of jargon, vernacular and obscene vocabulary; b) the functional substandard, including the vocabulary of the literary language used in invective. The analysis made it possible to determine the conditions under which obscene pejorative vocabulary with the negative characteristic of a person participates in a speech act of insult. It is concluded that there are conditions under which the vocabulary of the literary language is also included in the speech act of insult. The factor of lexical units belonging to a lexical or functional substandard is the key criterion for an expert linguist when analyzing a controversial text.
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spelling doaj-art-d6b931567b954ce5a70e462f81307a112025-07-19T15:03:27ZengRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. RANEPAШаги2412-94102782-17652025-03-0111128830210.22394/2412-9410-2025-11-1-288-302241Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguisticsZ. I. Mineeva0Петрозаводский государственный университетThe article focuses on the analysis of lexemes of the standard language and sublanguage, including jargon and obscenities, in terms of their connection with the speech act of insult. The author takes primarily the position of a practitioner of linguistic expertise. The relevance of the topic is driven by the demand for the most accurate and exhaustive description of the criteria for attributing a particular word, phrase, sentence to the language units of a speech act of insult. The aim of the research is to define the conditions under which different types of substandard lexical units participate in a speech act of insult. Semantic, stylistic and pragmatic methods are used in the research, as well as cases from the author’s practice in the field of forensic linguistics. The results of the study distinguish two types of substandard: a) the lexical substandard, which includes units of jargon, vernacular and obscene vocabulary; b) the functional substandard, including the vocabulary of the literary language used in invective. The analysis made it possible to determine the conditions under which obscene pejorative vocabulary with the negative characteristic of a person participates in a speech act of insult. It is concluded that there are conditions under which the vocabulary of the literary language is also included in the speech act of insult. The factor of lexical units belonging to a lexical or functional substandard is the key criterion for an expert linguist when analyzing a controversial text.https://steps.ranepa.ru/jour/article/view/252speech act of insultsemanticslexical substandardfunctional substandardforensic linguistics
spellingShingle Z. I. Mineeva
Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
Шаги
speech act of insult
semantics
lexical substandard
functional substandard
forensic linguistics
title Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
title_full Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
title_fullStr Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
title_full_unstemmed Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
title_short Lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
title_sort lexical and functional substandard in forensic linguistics
topic speech act of insult
semantics
lexical substandard
functional substandard
forensic linguistics
url https://steps.ranepa.ru/jour/article/view/252
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