ETHICAL VALUES, AXIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND THE GNOSEOLOGICAL APPROACH IN CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTICS

Abstract

The article examines the interpretation of ethical values, axiological evaluation and the gnoseological approach in contemporary linguistics. Modern linguistic research increasingly regards language not only as a system of signs, but also as a medium through which a person conceptualizes reality, expresses value judgments and constructs knowledge. From this perspective, ethical values are reflected in lexical choices, phraseological units, discourse strategies, cultural concepts and communicative behavior. Axiological evaluation is viewed as a semantic-pragmatic mechanism that enables speakers to qualify objects, events and actions as positive, negative, acceptable, unacceptable, important or marginal. The gnoseological approach, in turn, focuses on the cognitive and epistemic functions of language, showing how linguistic structures participate in the formation, transmission and interpretation of knowledge.