FEATURES OF FUNCTIONING OF MORPHOLOGICAL UNITS IN MEDICAL ADVERTISING DISCOURSE

Abstract

Purpose. The article is devoted to the analysis of verbal means of creating a communicative effect of influence on the addressee in the medical advertising discourse. The purpose of the article is to study the peculiarities of the functioning of linguistic units at the morphological level in the discourse of medical advertising. Methods. Descriptive, functional, structural and semantic, quantitative and statistical research methods are used for the survey. Results. The results of the study allowed to conclude that each part of speech and each grammatical form has a certain functional yield in the implementation of a pragmatic task. It is noted that the specifics of the language of medical advertising messages are substantiality, detailing, concretization, involvement of the addressee in an implicit dialogue, imitation of trustful communication between advertiser and consumer, dynamism, appeal to feelings, emotions, and etc. It is established that these means give the advertising text accuracy, objectivity, persuasiveness, emphasize the benefits and healing properties of medications, creating a comprehensive picture of a medication. The frequency of use of parts of speech in the texts of medical advertising under the motivational and manipulative purpose of advertising communication has been clarified. The analyzed morphological and grammatical units are effective means of influencing the associative thinking of the target group, becoming one of the means for manipulating its consciousness. The optimal choice of nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc. in the advertising text creates a dynamic message that both informs and influences the consumer. Conclusions. According to the results of the study, the functioning of parts of speech in the discourse of medical advertising as a means of speech influence on the addressee at the morphological level is analyzed. A thorough selection of linguistic units and their grammatical categories creates conditions for the implementation of the manipulative potential of the advertising message. The comprehensive use of morphological units provides a positive perception of a medication, contributes to a more profound influence on the choice of a potential client, and encourages him to purchase the advertised item. The obtained results of the survey testify to the importance of the study of verbal means of speech influence on the addressee at the morphological linguistic level and indicate the prospects for further study of the outlined topic.