TERRITORIAL AFFILIATION OF THE SUBJECT IN LEGAL DISCOURSE AND ITS PRAGMATIC-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS (A Comparative Study Based on Age-Related Oral Discourses)

This article examines the territorial affiliation of the subject in legal discourse from a pragmalinguistic perspective. The study aims to identify the role of territorial parameters in shaping the subject and ensuring the normative force of legal statements. Legal discourse is analyzed in comparison with spontaneous oral discourse, which makes it possible to trace the formation of the concepts of subject and territory at different age stages. The results demonstrate that territorial affiliation is a key pragmatic factor that defines the scope of the subject’s authority and reinforces the binding nature of legal norms. The findings contribute to theoretical and applied research in the fields of legal linguistics, pragmalinguistics, and discourse analysis.