"Letter of Happiness" as a Linguocultural Phenomenon
The article provides complex description of the “letter of happiness” genre from the perspective of communicative-semiotic structure and linguoecological potential. The authors derive and characterize substantial and non-substantial facients (components of a situation), defining system-forming features, and providing ratio of informative and emotive components in the text content. Ecological factor of the content of “letters of happiness” is also taken into account. Necessity of preventive educational work through teaching and art communication for the recovery of modern society is underlined.