Applicability of dicourse analysis technique to Vedic ritual research

Voronkina M.

The point of issue of the paper is the relevance of the term of discourse in respect to the ritual archival in the Vedic texts. The objective of the study is the detection of applicability of the discourse analysis technique to research of this language material. The topicality of the research question is conditioned by additional opportunities which this technique gives for interpretation of the Vedic literature monuments. The author shows the significance of considering ritual scripts in respect of the communicative aspect of their functioning.

Keywords:discourse, communication, pragmatics, ritual, the Veda