Simple sentences in the aspect of the theory of speech acts

Bolotova E. A., Sagiryants E. S.

The article is devoted to the description of constructions of speech acts with the service word "to", which can be used as a particle. The article examines the subordinate conjunction "to/ to", which acts as a modal particle with a hint of desirability and which is characterized by the semantics of indicating the absence of a fact in reality. The analysis of the semantics of the particle "to" is given, which largely inherits the components of its meaning from the union used in explanatory-incentive and target sentences. The constructions with the service word "to/to", widely used to express a number of speech acts, are presented.

Keywords:speech act, classification of speech acts, modal particle, subordinate conjunction "to", modification of the service word, syncretic functions.