Polylinguality and Transcultural PracticesPolylinguality and Transcultural Practices2618-897X2618-8988Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2277Research ArticleCategory of intensity in the modern media discourseSokolovaN VRussian Language Department Medical Institutemartyn00@mail.ruVorobyovV VRussian Language Department Institute of Lawvorobyov@rudn.ruPeoples’ Frendship University of Russia150120151707505092016Copyright © 2015, Sokolova N.V., Vorobyov V.V.2015The article is devoted to the analysis of some productive intensifiers in a modern Russian media discourse treated in the aspect of the theory of functional grammar. Standard aspects and the new phenomena in the sphere of the use of intensifiers in the media speech are considered.intensityintensifierfunctional and semantic fieldmedia discourseинтенсивностьинтенсификаторфункционально-семантическое полемедийный дискурс