Волітивна модальність сучасного медійного дискурсу як рецепція російсько-української війни

Abstrakt

The article presents an in-depth study of the linguistic manifestations of volitive modality in Ukrainian mass media discourse during 2022-2024. Based on extensive factual material, the main semantic zones of volitive and optative semantics – such as order, prohibition, demand, request, plea, warning, inner desire, and appeal-wish – are characterized. A representative corpus of modal qualifiers within the subcategorical segment under study, each inherently carrying a specific volitive meaning, is stratified as follows: imperative verb forms, performatives, lexemes denoting imperativeness / optativity, and incentive-optative particles. Additionally, a group of modal modifiers with secondary volitive semantics – including indicative and subjunctive verb forms transposed into the imperative zone, as well as negative, interrogative, demonstrative, and highlighting particles, and expressive-connoted lexical markers – is thoroughly described. It is proven that the media discourse of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian confrontation underwent significant transformations at the level of volition, primarily driven by pragmatic factors such as strategies for neutralizing shock, boosting national morale, fostering heroization, stimulating reflection, and prompting cognitive shifts. Furthermore, volitive and optative multi-faceted verbal forms of the period (2022-2024) functioned as catalysts of the Ukrainian people’s will and desire for independence, as linguistic clarifiers of the nation’s unique world-image, and as a source of strength in its resistance to the insidious invader.