On The Concept of "Expressiveness" In Modern Linguistics

Language, being the main tool of communication, is not a mere means of information transfer, but also the way of expressing the subjective attitude of the speaker to the utterances. Expressiveness is a generic linguistic category and as such it is inherent in all language level, as well as appropriate linguistic units. On a broad scale, expressiveness is defined as a magnification of the speech figurativeness and expression. In modern linguistics expressiveness is related to the interaction of the emotional.

Keywords: category of expressiveness, category of tension, category of evaluation, category of emotiveness, language and speech, language system, transmitter and receptor, expression and figurativeness.