Keywords
expert competence
speech act
glorification
armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
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Abstract
The article examines the problem of defining the scope of a forensic expert’s competence in conducting linguistic analyses related to the identification of speech acts of glorification. The relevance of the study is due to the growing number of court-appointed examinations in which it is necessary to interpret statements in terms of their potential glorification or positive evaluation of participants in the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The aim of the study is to specify the scope of a forensic linguistics expert’s competence in the process of identifying speech acts of glorification. The methodological framework of the study is based on general scientific methods as well as specialized methods (descriptive, discourse, contextual, pragmatic, lexical-semantic analysis, content analysis, and intent analysis). The study analyzes current legislation with regard to the articulation of the concept of glorification within it and outlines the categories of persons whose glorification entails criminal liability. Particular attention is paid to distinguishing the competences of specialists from different fields of knowledge, including the interpretation of the content of statements and their legal evaluation. It is emphasized that, in establishing linguistic facts of glorification, a forensic linguistics expert must conduct a scientifically grounded linguistic analysis without exceeding the limits of their specialized knowledge. The conclusions. The paper provides brief practical recommendations on maintaining the boundaries of expert competence when analyzing speech acts of glorification. The results of the study may be used in the practice of forensic linguistic examination.
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