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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Journal of Linguistics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Journal of Linguistics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Russian Journal of Linguistics</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2687-0088</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2686-8024</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">50065</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2687-0088-48784</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">AASDFR</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НАУЧНЫЕ СТАТЬИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Systemic functional linguistics and social cognition: A theoretical approach to the relationship between language, society and culture</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Системно-функциональная лингвистика и социальное познание: теоретический подход к взаимоотношению языка, общества и культуры</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0677-8302</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Carmo</surname><given-names>Cláudio Márcio do</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кармо</surname><given-names>Клаудио Марсио до</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Full Professor of Linguistics and Portuguese Language at the Federal University of São João del-Rei; researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>профессор лингвистики и португальского языка в Федеральном университете Сан-Жуан-дель-Рей; научный сотрудник Национального совета по научно-техническому развитию</p></bio><email>claudius@ufsj.edu.br</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Federal University of São João del-Rei</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Федеральный университет Сан-Жуан-дель-Рей</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">National Council for Scientific and Technological Development</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный совет по научно-техническому развитию</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>30</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">LANGUAGE, CULTURE, COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">LANGUAGE, CULTURE, COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION</issue-title><fpage>33</fpage><lpage>54</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-05-04"><day>04</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Carmo C.M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Кармо К.М.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2026, Carmo C.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Carmo C.M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Кармо К.М.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Carmo C.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/50065">https://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/50065</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In this article, I argue in favor of strengthening the relationship between Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Social Cognition in order to answer the following question: how could we extend the understanding of how linguistic choices are affected or complemented cognitively? I thus attempt to integrate the views introduced by SFL and Social Cognition by recognizing that the categories from the former, added to the principles of the latter, may lead researchers in linguistics - both theoretical and applied - to a broader field of comprehension which may have some impact on all ways of apprehending the social element. The study draws on categories proposed by SFL as well as the propositions of Social Cognition. I assume, therefore, that there are social, cultural, and cognitive reasons that, if integrated, impact discourse semantics in a manner that contributes positively to an effective communication. That is why a few elements from sociology - egological perspective, dialectic perspective of social reality, sociocultural memory - are used to explain aspects of the social construction of reality and to support the discussions undertaken, in addition to providing some input to answer the following questions: (1) what is the relationship between SFL and Social Cognition, and (2) what does this relationship imply for our analyses? These reflections point to the role of language in the construction of possible worlds on levels that permeate the situational and cultural contexts and indicate that social cognition is a condition for understanding the interrelationship between lexicogrammar and discourse semantics.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В данной статье предлагается модель взаимодействия системно-функциональной лингвистики (СФЛ) и социального познания с целью ответа на вопрос, можем ли мы расширить понимание того, как языковой выбор подвергается когнитивному воздействию или дополнению. Таким образом, предпринята попытка интегрировать положения СФЛ и социального познаниия, полагая, что категории первой, добавленные к принципам второй, могут привести лингвистов - как теоретических, так и прикладных - к более широкой области понимания, которая может оказать определенное влияние на все способы восприятия социального элемента. Исследование опирается на категории, предложенные СФЛ, а также на положения cоциального познания. Делается предположение о том, что существуют социальные, культурные и когнитивные причины, которые в совокупности влияют на семантику дискурса и вносят положительный вклад в эффективную коммуникацию. Для объяснения аспектов социального конструирования реальности и поддержки проводимых дискуссий используются некоторые понятия социологии - эгологическая перспектива, диалектическая перспектива социальной реальности, социокультурная память. Они также помогают ответить на следующие вопросы: (1) какова связь между СФЛ и социальным познанием и (2) что эта связь подразумевает для нашего анализа. Данные размышления указывают на роль языка в конструировании возможных миров на уровнях, пронизывающих ситуативный и культурный контексты, и на то, что социальное познание является условием для понимания взаимосвязи лексической грамматики и дискурсивной семантики.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"/><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>social cognition</kwd><kwd>systemic functional linguistics</kwd><kwd>society</kwd><kwd>culture</kwd><kwd>discourse</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>социальное познание</kwd><kwd>системно-функциональная лингвистика</kwd><kwd>общество</kwd><kwd>культура</kwd><kwd>дискурс</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Augoustinos, Martha, Iain Walker &amp; Ngaire Donaghue. 2006. Social Cognition: An Integrated introduction. 2nd ed. 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