Russian Language StudiesRussian Language Studies2618-81632618-8171Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba10013Rhetorical question in groups of indirect speech actsMostovayaL AМосковский педагогический государственный университет (МПГУ); Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPSU)-Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPSU)150420094394509092016Copyright © 2016, Russian and Foreign Languages and Methods of Teaching2016The article deals with the structural-semantic and functional peculiarities of the rhetoric question, which distinguish it from other indirect speech acts with the illocutionary force of message. The research is carried out using Russian National Corpus materials.rhetoric questionspeech actsindirect speech actsillocutionary forceinterrogative sentenceриторический вопросречевой акткосвенный речевой актиллокутивная функциявопросительное предложение