OSJEĆAM SE PROZVANIM - INDIKATORI EMOCIJA U ZNANSTVENOJ POLEMICI
I FEEL SINGLED OUT - INDICATORS OF EMOTIONS IN SCIENTIFIC POLEMICS

Summary/Abstract: It may appear superfluous to seek indicators of subjectivity, or more specifically, emotionality in a scientific text, since its primary characteristics are abstractedness and objectivity. A polemic is not only an example of discourse in the sense of two or more interconnected texts, but also- as a form of public, written or oral presentation of conflicting opinions (Anić 2004: 1086)- allows the use of an adequate (sharper) tone and expression. Emotional indicators in language are defined as expressions that convey the emotions of the author (either towards part of the verbal message or the opponent with whom he engages in a polemic), regardless of whether these emotions are real or intentionally woven into the verbal expression. Utterances that contain emotional elements can, whether the author intended them to or not, indirectly influence the way in which the recipient receives the text: i.e., they can activate the emotions of the recipient. This paper focuses on the ways in which, if at all, emotionality is verbally expressed in polemics on scientific issues. It is assumed that, due to the aforementioned objectivity of a scientific text, explicit verbalisation of emotions is not a frequent occurrence. Instead, the indicators of emotions are contained in the connotations that a certain verbal expression can (or must) convey to and awaken in the recipient.

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