URGERCY AS A COMPELLING COERCION IN THE SEMANTIC STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH SENTENCE WITH THE PREDICATE FORCE

Abstract

The article analyzes the specifics of causative verbs as one of the main means of expressing debitive modality. Among the meanings of the causative semantics of the verb is the meaning of coercion. Coercion is analyzed as the need to act in a certain way, contrary to the will, desire, caused by someone or something; direction of our own efforts to do something regardless of our desire. The causative situation of coercion includes a causal relationship that makes causation causative; causator; the object of causation and the state of the causative object. We consider it appropriate to classify the predicates of coercion into the predicates of convincing coercion, infusion; predicates of stimulating coercion; coercion with elements of threats and intimidation; predicates of obtaining information by coercion; predicates of socially or officially agreed coercion; predicates of subordination and predicates of selfcompulsion. To the predicates of convincing coercion, constant persistence, urgency of action the following lexemes can be referred: to force, cajole, cause, coax, compel, constrain, convince, drag, drive, impose, induce, influence, make, oblige, persuade, push, thrust, wheedle, wring and others. The main means of expressing the semantics of coercion is the predicate to force. The article analyzed the specified lexeme based on the interpretive dictionaries. In the article the semantic structure of an English sentence with the predicate to force is investigated; the determining factors of the situation of coercion are determined. The predicate of coercion to force has a negative connotation, which explains the unwillingness of the subject to perform a certain action. Thus sentences with the predicate to force contain lexemes that indicate forced action, explain the reluctance to perform it, the subject’s compulsion to do it, so the semantic shade of internal opposition, negative attitude to the action can be indicated in the context by words with negative semantics.