Representation of concepts and expression of value orientations in aphorisms in the English scientific discourse
Scientific discourse always riveted attention of linguists. A discursive view of text and language phenomena is primarily associated with the escape of text linguistics into the intertextual domain. Within the scope of discourse linguistics, one studies the interaction of texts, analyses the problem of text functioning outside its linguistic existence and realisation. Discourse is not only a new unit of analysis, but also a new approach, a new view of language phenomena. Scientific discourse is a result of the special kind of intertextual dialogic cooperation, which combines elements of scientific dispute and informative dialogue. The participants of this discourse are either real voice actors (scientists) or scientific texts, where thoughts and ideas of the participants are realised. The peculiarities of modern scientific knowledge, its principles and objectives cause changes in scientific discourse, which determine the alteration of language traits and stylistically marked linguistic means of the modern scientific style as a language subsystem.