SPEECH ACT OF THANKING IN A MODERN PUBLIC ACADEMIC LECTURE
The article contains description of the speech act of thanking in the speech of university lecturers based on the modern public academic lectures. It is noted that the speech act of thanking is mainly implemented with a stilistically neutral from "thank you", which can sometimes be emphasised with the expression "very much". In the speech of university lecturers other etiquete forms can also be found, for instance, "I appreciate", "I would like to appreciate" and "let me express my appreciation" as an expression of an increased politeness.