LAPIDARITY AS A FEATURE OF LINGUISTIC ECONOMY

Lapidarity as a feature of linguistic economy. The article is devoted to the concept of “lapidarity” as a linguistic definition of conciseness, brevity and compression of language means in view of the principle of linguistic economy. The analysis, evaluation and interpretation of changes according to various factors that influence language in its theoretical interpretation and practical use are the starting points for the presented research. The aim of the study is to provide a brief overview of contemporary scientific works where lapidarity as a linguistic term is mentioned and used in linguistic research. For this purpose, a thorough analysis of theoretical works on the concept of “linguistic economy” is carried out. To achieve this goal, such general scientific methods as description, analysis, generalization and explanation were used. The article provides a list of conceptual developments of linguistic economy, which we find in the latest modern works of a number of researchers. In the course of analyzing the practical implementation of the principle of linguistic economy and defining its main features, the following are highlighted: brevity, content, conciseness, accuracy, semantic compression and pregnancy. According to the study, the areas of application of the concept of “lapidarity” are limited to the following: text stylistics and extralinguistic factors; cognitive-discursive reconstruction of communicative deviations; axiological aspects of speech; optimization of interlingual communication; pragmatic potential; internal dynamism of speech and authorial modality, etc. The obtained results can be used to establish the relevance of the term “lapidarity” in linguistic studies. The study makes a significant contribution to the scientific heritage of textual linguistics. The conclusions of the study indicate the prospects of developing the above-mentioned linguistic phenomenon in view of the ways of realizing lapidarity in specific speech genres.