ON RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OF THE LINGUISTIC FIELD (ON THE MATERIAL OF A COMMUNICATIVE-PRAGMATIC MACROFIELD OF MODERATION IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH DISCOURSE)
The focus of the article is on the content and the expression planes of the communicative-pragmatic macrofield of Moderation (CPMFM) viewed as a form of organization of the respective communicative-pragmatic category. Methodologically the research integrates functional and synergistic approaches to language and communication. The article also explores the possibilities of applying the concepts of the invariant / variant to communicative categories, of which moderation is one, as well as to dynamic adaptable self-organizing functional communicative systems, characterized by active interaction of the components both within the system and between the system and its environment.