Hurko O. The functional-semantic category of affirmation in the Ukrainian literary language.

The thesis is the first comprehensive study of the functional-semantic category of affirmation in the Ukrainian literary language. The research proves that affirmation is a functional-semantic category, which has a logical-psychological ground and modus character. This category is represented by its units on different language levels, which are linked by the same affirmative meaning. The diversion into direct and indirect affirmation is distinctive for functional-semantic category of affirmation. These kinds of affirmation verbalize lexico-grammatical, morphological and syntactical means. Direct affirmation is monosemantic and is expressed immediately. It is represented by lexico-grammatical, morphological and syntactic markers. Indirect affirmation is expressive, not related directly to affirmative meaning, actualized by indirect identifiers on the grammatical level of the Ukrainian literary language. It requires more complex, in-depth and mediate perceptual process. It depends on context and is also represented by auxiliary linguistic units.