LINGUISTIC INDICATORS OF URGENCY IN E-MAILS ABOUT DEADLINES (BASED ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE)

Research Object and Subject. The object of the study is the texts of international business emails containing explicit or implicit references to deadlines. The subject of the study is the set of linguistic means (lexical, grammatical, syntactic, and stylistic) that function in this discourse as indicators of urgency.

Research Aim and Objectives. The aim of this work is to identify, systematize, and analyze the primary linguistic indicators of urgency in English–language business emails. To achieve this aim, the following objectives are set:

1. To examine the theoretical foundations of business communication studies and the linguistic category of urgency.

2. To define the corpus of research material and the criteria for its selection.

3. To identify and classify lexical indicators of urgency.

4. To analyze grammatical and syntactic means of expressing urgency.

5. To investigate the role of stylistic and pragmatic aspects, such as tone and email structure.

6. To summarize the findings and formulate practical recommendations for effective and culturally sensitive business communication.

Introduction 3

Chapter 1: Theoretical Foundations of Urgency Research in Business Communication  6

1.1 Business E–mail as a Distinct Functional Style 6

1.2 The Category of Urgency in Linguistics and Pragmatics    7

1.3 The Concept of a Deadline and Its Role in Project Management  10

Chapter 2: Research Methodology and Characterization of the Linguistic Material 13

2.1 Data Sources and Selection Principles   13

2.2 Analysis Methods    14

Chapter 3: Analysis of Linguistic Indicators of Urgency in E–mails about Deadlines      18

3.1 Lexical Indicators of Urgency     18

3.2 Grammatical and Syntactic Indicators   20

3.3 Stylistic and Pragmatic Aspects   22

Conclusion 25

Bibliography       28

Appendix 1 30

Appendix 2 35

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