Journalistic Texts Research Articles

Comparing Risks to Journalism: Media Criticism in the Digital Hate

This study examines digital media criticism—publicly shared evaluations and judgements of journalistic text and actors on various digital platforms—as a risk to journalism. It specifically interrogates how journalists negotiate the diverse nature of criticism in digital spaces and in a comparative context. Through qualitative interviews with practising journalists, the paper identifies the following four main journalistic responses to digital media criticism: consolidation (ringfencing journalistic discourse); filtering (cleaning up journalistic discourse); rationalisation (acknowledging criticism or non-responses) and counter-discourse (counteracting anti-media discourses). These responses, referred to as forms of digital discursive resistance, show that journalists are both defensive against and accommodating of risks to journalistic authority, but usually aim to reinforce and expand journalistic discourse in digital spaces.

FRAME AS A COGNITIVE MODEL OF IRONIC MEANING

The concept of irony seems erroneously easy for understanding on the level of ‘folk linguistics’. Nevertheless, the cognitive aspects of perception and comprehension pose the question of ironic blindness, that is when the interlocutors cannot decipher or retrieve the implied meaning. The problem of adequate comprehension of irony arises to its structural, linguistic and cognitive structures. If so-called direct or negative irony is more obvious for the interlocutors and thus is perceived almost unmistakably, the positive irony creates numerous problems for them. This study investigates the irony comprehension from the cognitive point of view. Based on the analyzed in the paper text fragments the author shows that in the lingo-cognitive approach to understanding irony, both linguistic and non-linguistic levels are reflected. It provides an analysis of linguistic factors in their connection with the organization of the conceptual system. The starting point for the formation of ironic discourse, particularly in English journalistic texts, is the polysegmental concept of IRONY, objectified by various language tools of different levels. The explication of ironic discourse in English-language journalism occurs through the ironic framing of the message, serving as a cognitive model of ironic meaning. The paper proposes the term ‘ironic frame’ as a designation of an integrated / ‘hybrid’ language-thinking structure that arises in the mind of a native speaker due to the interpenetration and interaction of several mental spaces, associated with a verbal expression of negative, disapproving, critical or skeptical attitude to the object of irony.
 

La imagen de la Iglesia en la prensa Latinoamericana de referencia dominante durante la pandemia del Covid-19

ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH The following article seeks to identify the image of the Catholic Church projected by the newspapers La Nación (Argentina), La Tercera (Chile), El Comercio (Peru), El Tiempo (Colombia), and Excélsior (Mexico) during the first ten months of the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to achieve this objective, a qualitative and quantitative analysis methodology was used in the selected journalistic texts where, based on the framing method and common places (topoi), we sought to establish the role played by the Church and religious organizations during the health crisis. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that it allows us to understand the way in which the press presented the actions of the Church during the coronavirus emergency, what were the emphases and the underlying arguments used by the media. This contributes to the analysis of the communicative processes of the Church in periods of crisis, processes that involve its authorities, the faithful and society as a whole.

Linguistic and Cultural Analysis of Journalistic Texts as a Criterion of their Effectiveness

The article is devoted to the analysis of journalistic text from the standpoint of its effectiveness. The analysis of scientific literature and methodological recommendations devoted to this issue shows that the journalistic text is examined, as a rule, from the formal side. Such key aspects of the journalistic text as the connection with the culture of the people, thinking, and the linguistic picture of the world of the author and recipient are not taken into account. There are still no clear criteria by which to evaluate the effectiveness of a journalistic text. In this regard, as one of the criteria, the author offers an analysis of the conceptual sphere of both the text itself and the conceptual sphere of comments on it (dialogicity). The author believes that working with the conceptual sphere of journalistic text will expand the tools of researchers and to a certain extent evaluate the effectiveness of the information product. The coincidence or discrepancy of the conceptual spheres of the author and the recipient will indicate whether the proposed text meets the needs of the audience. The article also offers an example of the analysis of the conceptual sphere of the author’s text and comments on it, conclusions are drawn regarding the effectiveness of the analyzed journalistic text.

AMERICAN NATIONALLY MARKED VOCABULARY IN THE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE TEXTS: CLUSTER ANALYSIS

The paper presents the study of American nationally marked vocabulary that is used in English journalistic texts, particularly in newspapers and magazines. The study is based on one hundred nationally marked American English vocabulary items that were divided into four groups using cluster analysis. This method helps group the objects under study into clusters based on their similarity. The classification of the nationally marked vocabulary was based on two parameters, namely the prevailing type of nationally marked vocabulary (public and political, geographic or ethnographic) and the type of texts where these vocabulary items are most frequently used (academic, fiction, magazine, newspaper, spoken). The article provides a detailed description of the second and fourth clusters of nationally marked vocabulary since these are the clusters with the highest percentage of vocabulary that is used in journalistic texts. In particular, most vocabulary items from the second cluster are mainly used in the newspaper texts, while vocabulary from the fourth cluster predominates in the magazine materials. Nationally marked vocabulary from the second cluster is also found in the academic discourse, whereas the fourth cluster contains vocabulary that is also used in fiction, newspaper, and academic texts. In addition, it was found that public and political nationally marked vocabulary is most often used in the newspaper texts; and the prevailing type of nationally marked vocabulary in the magazine texts is ethnographic vocabulary. Geographic nationally marked vocabulary is least frequently used in journalistic texts, accounting for the lowest percentage in newspaper and magazine texts.

СЛОВОТВІРНИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ ДЕВЕРБАТИВІВ В ЄВРОІНТЕГРАЦІЙНОМУ ДИСКУРСІ: МОРФОНОЛОГІЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ

The article is devoted to the study of the derivational potential of verb derivatives in the European integration discourse. This study identifies and characterizes the word-forming and morphonological features of verb derivatives at the explicit and implicit levels in Ukrainian scientific and journalistic texts related to the European integration of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to analyze the morphonological-formative word-forming markers of verb derivatives in texts related to the European integration of Ukraine. The relevance of the topic is determined by the in-depth and comprehensive study of the European integration issues in Ukraine within texts of various styles, both explicitly and implicitly, in Ukrainian scientific and journalistic texts, focusing on the word-forming and mornophonological aspect. The texts dedicated to the European integration of Ukraine present productive types of deverbatives of substantive, verbative and adjectival blocks. The analysis of morphonological-formative word-forming markers of verb derivatives provides a description of the morphonological facts of deriving words using morphonological rules. The texts predominantly feature derivational and stylistic means characteristic of the modern Ukrainian language. Word formation of deverbatives in the European integration texts reflects the tendencies of intellectualization and democratization as factors of language development. The functioning and active usage of verb derivatives in the European integration discourse is explained by taking into account the societal needs for nominating processes, objectified actions, and phenomena with pragmatic orientation, as well as their utilization in scientific and journalistic styles. The narratives of the linguistic markers on social networks regarding the European integration of Ukraine mostly coincide with the narratives of the Ukrainian official media.

Environmental journalism: international experience and Ukrainian realities

Introduction . The article is devoted to environmental journalism – a branch of journalism that is actively developing in a world where one of the strategic goals of sustainable development is ecology, sustainable use of nature, biodiversity sustainability. The goals can be achieved when people are aware of the planet health, sustainable development and the fight against climate change, which is why environmental journalists are actively promoting it. Methods . A number of general scientific and linguistic methods were used in the study. In particular, methods of analysis, synthesis, deduction and induction, descriptive method was used to substantiate the theoretical basis of research and generalize observations. A comparative method was used to compare the most common topics of ecological journalism. The functions of ecological journalism are determined with the help of communicative-pragmatic analysis method. Results and discussion. Environmental journalism has different representativeness and experience of functioning in the world media space, but it is developing rapidly. It was found that the thematic orientation of journalistic works both in Ukraine and abroad is similar, which is due to irrational and careless use of natural resources, careless attitude to the environment, and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. The principle of exhaustiveness based on the ethics of biocentrism and the principles of sustainable development should be a priority in the coverage of environmental issues. The scope of the concept of "environmental information", normative principles and practice of using the terms "information on the state of surrounding natural environment", "information on the environment state" and "environmental information" were analyzed, specialized sources of environmental information were considered (online publications and platforms with ecological information); the thematic orientation of Ukrainian and foreign eco-journalism was compared; the functions of eco-journalism (informational, control, educational, educational, organizational, recreational) were determined, the issues of training specialists in eco-journalism were covered. We see prospects for further research in determining the directions of Ukrainian environmental journalism in studying the genre features of publications on ecological issues, their external and internal structure, in identifying the specifics of environmental information in journalistic texts, in clarifying the sociality.

At the origins of "Russian Northernism": disputes about Lomonosov (late 18th - early 19th centuries: Muravyov, Karamzin, Batyushkov)

The article examines the issue of the formation of the historiosophical and culturological concept "Russia as the North", born to a large extent in connection with the philosophical understanding of the life and work of the Russian scientist and poet Mikhail Lomonosov. The author believes that a significant contribution to this process of Russian self-identification was made at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th centuries. such intellectuals as the writer and public figure Mikhail Nikitich Muravyov (1757–1807), the historian and writer Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin (1766–1826) and the poet Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (1787–1855). The article analyzes literary and journalistic texts, variously associated with the name of Lomonosov, which formed the basis of the concept of "Russian Northerness".

Functional and Pragmatic Role of Euphemisms and Dysphemisms in English Political Discourse and the Media

This article examines the definition of euphemisms, areas of use, positive and negative aspects, styles of use and the relationship between euphemisms and dysphemisms, their role in modern English-language political and journalistic texts. The functioning of euphemistic and dysphemistic units in political and journalistic discourses is also highlighted, all the reasons for their occurrence in various communicative situations are analyzed. We tried to present the main functions and role of euphemisms and dysphemisms in political discourse and mass media. In the language of politicians and modern mass media, the phenomenon of euphemism and dysphemia is one of the bright indicators of social transformations. Researchers of these phenomena speak of a tendency to avoid direct nomination of objects and abstract things, due to the reluctance to offend others. In order not to hurt someone's feelings, people often try to mitigate the potentially negative impact of statements by using more acceptable alternatives. This means that whenever we are faced with a sensitive topic, we choose words that minimize the offensive or harsh effect on listeners. A decisive role for distinguishing between euphemisms and dysphemisms is played by the broad context of the utterance, which includes the extralinguistic situation, as well as the immediate linguistic environment of the lexeme. Euphemism and dysphemia reflect social, cultural, moral values, and even peculiarities of worldview and thinking not only in the speech of individual personalities, but also in the language portrait of modern society in general. Euphemisms and dysphemisms completely depend on the assessments of certain phenomena accepted in society, on the definition of what is permissible and what is not. Hence the need for their systematic study in connection with cultural and social changes.

Computer Analysis of New Language Norms Usage in Ukrainian Online Mass-Media

Introduction. In 2019, a new version of spelling was approved in Ukraine. However, Ukrainian mass media experiences some problems with the new norms. Meanwhile, the correct usage of language in mass media is extremely important, because journalistic texts have a large audience and can be used by readers as a certain model. Thus, it’s important to discover specifics of new norms usage in online mass media to understand the level of the norms compliance. Relevance and purpose. The purpose of the article is to propose an algorithm for computer analysis of texts, which allows to investigate compliance with new spelling norms by leading Ukrainian online media, as well as to determine whether the situation in the media changes over time. This study is relevant, because a comprehensive study of the new language norms usage in online massmedia is lacking, scientists focused their attention on individual norms and the number of texts in sample wasn’t large. Methodology. Computer analysis: with Python programs more than 8 thousand news items were collected from the leading online media. Vocabularies with old and new language norms were designed. Comparative analysis: usage of foreign components, variable spelling changes, spelling of the international sites and Internet resources, spelling of certain words were compared in the mass media in 2019 and 2021. Results. It was determined that the authors of the publications did not adapt to the variable spelling changes. Regarding mandatory changes, problems were observed with the spelling of the names of international websites and Internet resources, as well as some words. The situation with the use of feminine forms was the most stable. Spelling of words with the first foreign component, as well as with part «half/piv-» was observed in two versions: old and new spelling. Conclusions. The situation with the new spelling in Ukrainian online media is improving over time, although the acceptance of the new norms is still very slow. Moreover, this situation is observed precisely in the segment of quality Ukrainian media, which adhere to professional standards and are an example for many journalists to follow. With this in mind, we recommend that the editors of the online mass-media take measures to improve the situation.

Linguistic-cultural memory of Ukrainian city in modern publicistic texts

The article analyzes the language image of the modern Ukrainian city in the means of mass communication. Attention is drawn to the preservation in journalistic texts of the linguistic and cultural memory of the urban space, the formation of its identity against the background of the philosophical ideas of urban anthropology and in connection with extralinguistic factors. Means of mass communication, based on the traditional symbolic perception of each individual city with its own dictionary of cultural heritage names, record the expansion of the semantics of the concept itself, its lexical compatibility, rational and expressive evaluability. The basis of the nuclear concept of the city in the means of mass communication is formed by eternal words of the Ukrainian dictionary: toponyms, names of cultural monuments, nominations of abstract universal values, which, maintaining a connection with the linguistic and cultural memory of the people, with the philosophy of being, grow new consonant temporal semantic shades. The connection with history is often read in the names of new phenomena of the urban space, appeals to the consciousness of a wide audience to preserve the connection with the long-formed national identity. The image of a modern Ukrainian city combines the functioning of two polar language paradigms, which testify to the life of the language in conditions of war and peace. The lexicon of the peaceful city accumulates the traditionally symbolic, rational, intellectual, dynamic dimension of human existence. In the conditions of war, language activates all expressive and psychological resources, becomes one of the most important tools of resistance to military aggression. Constant updating of the dictionary of names of the realities of modern urban space is dynamic in journalistic texts. The philosophy of the means of mass communication language accumulates an indicative lexicon of symbolic names for each city and at the same time responds to the demands of modern social life - it captures the understanding of traditions and realities of today, universal and national values in words.

«Бытие только тогда и начинает быть, когда ему грозит небытие»: В поисках Достоевского, или к юбилею Б.Н. Тихомирова

<p>This article, written for the anniversary of B.N. Tikhomirov, one of the most distinguished researchers of F.M. Dostoevsky, is an attempt to reflect the scale of his unique activity in popularizing the creative heritage of the great Russian writer. A huge achievement of the hero of the day is his selfless activity in systematizing and publishing autographs of F.M. Dostoevsky, a hermeneutic interpretation of his texts from the standpoint of the patristic Christian tradition and a description of the locus Petersburg text, reflecting the topography of the writer and his characters with jewelry accuracy. The special contribution of B.N. Tikhomirov introduced textual criticism into the editorial field by preparing real, mythopoetic, historical and literary commentaries on Dostoevsky's texts. Scientific thought of B.N. Tikhomirov covered every aspect of philological knowledge about the great Russian writer and his works, his works demonstrate the breadth of methodology and the variety of methods of literary analysis of Dostoevsky's literary and journalistic text, the historical and literary process of his time, fragments of literary life.</p>

Linguistic expression in the modern information space of Ukraine

The article analyzes the functioning of language units in today’s information space in the conditions of a large-scale war against Ukrainian statehood. Extraneous factors become decisive in the selection of orthographic, lexical, syntactic, and stylistic means for semantic, evaluative, and figurative juxtaposition of war and peace, foreign and own, enemy and vital national values. Negatively evaluated rational and expressive units form a dictionary of low expression of nominations of the enemy, and positively evaluated — a dictionary of high expression for the verbal expression of phenomena of national resistance in the struggle to preserve one’s own identity. The core of both evaluation paradigms is socio-political vocabulary, which in the context acquires new semantic and stylistic connotations. In the language of mass communication, the processes of creating a new socio-political terminology based on expressive vocabulary take place, and terminology becomes the basic element for the acquisition of an expressive connotation by a word. The basis of creating a journalistic dictionary of linguistic and psychological resistance to war is the stylistic potential of language: epithets, metaphors, comparisons with transparent figurative semantics. The most expressive means in journalistic texts are metaphors, which form a transparent psychological image of the nation in the context of non-verbal factors. Today’s activated language resources enable one of the most important functions of mass communication — the formation of the national-linguistic consciousness of society. Keywords: rational vocabulary, expressive vocabulary, socio-political vocabulary, positively valued units, negatively valued units, semantics, stylistic connotation

At the Origins of "Russian Northerness": Disputes about Lomonosov (1st third of the 19th century: Merzlyakov, Griboyedov, Bestuzhev-Marlinsky)

The article continues the study of the issue of the formation of the historiosophical and culturological concept "Russia as the North", born to a large extent in connection with the philosophical understanding of the life and work of the Russian scientist and poet Mikhail Lomonosov. The author believes that a significant contribution to this process of Russian self-identification was made in the first third of the 19th century. such intellectuals as the professor of Russian literature, poet and translator Alexei Fedorovich Merzlyakov (1778–1830), the writer and diplomat Alexander Sergeevich Griboedov (1795–1829) and the romantic writer, Decembrist Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev-Marlinsky (1797–1837). The article analyzes literary and journalistic texts, variously associated with the name of Lomonosov, which formed the basis of the concept of "Russian northerners".

CURRENT MODELS OF THE LINGUISTICS OF GENESIS IN MODERN PUBLICISTIC TEXTS

Constantly changing reality requires new models for its interpretation. The linguistic philosophy of mass communication is reflected in various forms of implementation of ways of informing, evaluating and expressing will. Any journalistic text has a clear pragmatic orientation – to convince the addressee of the correctness of the judgment and encourage him to react accordingly by means of various linguistic means (changes at the level of structure, semantic and stylistic transformations). In the article, taking into account the integrative aspect of linguistic stylistics, an interpretation of the linguistics of Ukrainian journalistic texts of the beginning of the 21st century is proposed. Modern models of linguistic representation of existence (lexical, morphological, stylistic) are subject to a new semantic understanding of extra-linguistic reality, taking into account the cultural-historical situation, socio-political challenges, and national values. All changes at the structural level and semantic and stylistic transformations in the modern language and information space are determined by social trends, psychological perception of reality. The basis of the linguosophy of existence is the nuclear concepts defining the modern national space: “Ukraine” with the establishment of positive (Ukraine: state, Ukraine: people, Ukraine: language) and negative (Ukraine – Russia) semantic correlations; “war – peace” with the formation of a dictionary of low and high language expression. The category of evaluability, textual modality, and social motivation are indicative of the language of mass communication.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ТА ВИДИ РЕКЛАМНОЇ ФОТОГРАФІЇ В СУЧАСНИХ ПЕРІОДИЧНИХ ВИДАННЯХ

It is stated in the publication that in modern periodicals photos more and more often do not only play role of visual accompaniment of informative, analytical or journalistic text, but they are also independent elements of advertisement business. Advertisement photos become important visual marks to attract attention of consumers of different types of goods and services. Such approach increases requirements to quality of illustrative materials in modern periodicals, because quantity of financial benefit from advertiser and welfare of periodicals editorial office depends on it. A short review on source base of research issue is carried out in the publication. Main definitions and characteristic features of advertisement photography as one of the most important elements of modern periodicals layout are stated. The author pays attention to the role, purpose and features of advertisement photography as one of subspecies of modern photo art. The value of advertisement photos in system of photo art genres is singled out. In the article specific features of modern advertisement photography are analyzed, the features of its functions in modern consumers culture are stated. The author indicates that one of characteristics of this photo art genre is psychological influence on viewer’s receptors and keeping in their subliminal mind wish to buy advertised goods or services. The author provides views of photojournalism theorists on modern state of advertisement photography and gives recommendations of photographers about the main requirements to creating photos in advertisement business. In conclusions the author emphasizes on professional aspects and skills of photographers who work in sphere of advertisement photography

Os periódicos médicos brasileiros referenciam artigos nacionais? Um estudo transversal

BackgroundThe quantity and quality of Brazilian scientific output increases decade by decade. However, there is a tendency to undervalue Brazilian journals, illustrated by the low number of citations compared with texts in international journals, with the tacit justification that foreign articles are of superior quality.ObjectivesTo investigate the differences in numbers of citations of Brazilian and international periodicals in three Brazilian journals from 2016 to 2020.MethodsAll articles published in the Journal of the Brazilian College of Surgeons, in the Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, and in Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. The references of these studies were analyzed, summing the total number of citations and classifying them as published in Brazilian or foreign journals.ResultsA total of 902 articles were analyzed, totaling 23,394 references, with a mean of 25.81 ± 8.59 references per article. Of these, 2,680 (11.45%) were Brazilian, equating to a mean of 2.95 ± 3.79 Brazilian references per article.ConclusionsIt is necessary to improve appreciation of Brazilian periodicals, especially among Brazilian researchers and institutions responsible for science funding.

Do Brazilian medical journals reference Brazilian articles? A cross-sectional study.

The quantity and quality of Brazilian scientific output increases decade by decade. However, there is a tendency to undervalue Brazilian journals, illustrated by the low number of citations compared with texts in international journals, with the tacit justification that foreign articles are of superior quality. To investigate the differences in numbers of citations of Brazilian and international periodicals in three Brazilian journals from 2016 to 2020. All articles published in the Journal of the Brazilian College of Surgeons, in the Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, and in Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. The references of these studies were analyzed, summing the total number of citations and classifying them as published in Brazilian or foreign journals. A total of 902 articles were analyzed, totaling 23,394 references, with a mean of 25.81 ± 8.59 references per article. Of these, 2,680 (11.45%) were Brazilian, equating to a mean of 2.95 ± 3.79 Brazilian references per article. It is necessary to improve appreciation of Brazilian periodicals, especially among Brazilian researchers and institutions responsible for science funding.

Comparative and superlative degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs as a means of representation of the center of the functional-semantic field of comparativity (based on modern publicistic texts of in the German and Russian languages)

The relevance of the selected topic is substantiated by rapid development of the functional vector in modern linguistics and its impact upon the nature of contrastive research. Shift in the focus of attention is associated by the scholars’ pursuit to view the linguistic phenomena and facts from the perspective of their functionality in speech. The characteristic feature of the research conducted by modern linguists is the application of field approach towards studying the linguistic phenomena. The starting point within the framework of this approach is certain common meaning; it is followed by determination of the various linguistic means for expressing this meaning. A number of scholars, including L. G. Popova, L. M. Shatilova, I. S. Kalyatin, and A. V. Shatalov, in their works conduct a linguistic analysis of linguistic means  that function within the boundaries of functional-semantic field of comparativity based on the material of cognate and non-cognate languages. The object of this research is the grammatical means of expressing comparativity in the German and Russian languages. The subject of this research is the semantics and structure of the central components of functional-semantic field of comparativity in the languages under consideration. The goal lies in revealing the common and distinctive features in the formation and use of comparative and superlative forms in the German and Russian languages. The scientific novelty consists in the fact that this article is first to examine the category of comparativity on the material of German and Russian languages, and the representative grammatical means that form the core of functional-semantic field of comparativity, using the texts of modern journals and newspapers. It is determined that the core of functional-semantic field of comparativity in the German and Russian languages lies in comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

Автоматизований переклад та його «постмашинне» редагування

The article examines the peculiarities of text editing, in cases the translation is performed by using one of the automated translation systems. The relevance of the study is justified by the widespread use of automated translation programs, on the one hand, and the insufficient quality of machine translations, on the other. The introduction of automated systems into the practice of translation allows the analysis of machine translation texts to be included in the range of research tasks. In the applied aspect, there is a need to develop training courses that highlight the issue of machine translation. The purpose of the article is to define the nature of the tasks facing the editor of machine translation, and to develop general approaches to text editing. The task of the study is to analyze the journalistic text, to identify the nature of errors in the machine translation of phrases and sentences of the analyzed text, and to select methods for editing specific translation units. The objectives of the study also include the identification of typical errors of machine translation, followed by the definition of the post-editing algorithm, as well as the formulation of recommendations for machine translation editing. The study examined examples of machine translation, or rather examples of losses in translation from British English. It has been established that the most typical mistake in the translation of set phrases or set expressions is a word for word translation. The greatest difficulty for a machine translator is the translation of metaphorical expressions and phrases containing realities. At the same time, the degree of difficulty in translating a metaphor can be different. It was noted that post-editing is a mandatory element of working with the texts of machine translation. In automated translation, the machine acts as a supporter of word for word translation, and a human editor as a supporter of free translation. Post-editing of machine translation includes the ability to see logical errors and inconsistencies, the ability to select matches, to offer a descriptive translation, and, if necessary, to add a comment. During the analysis of automated translation, a certain dependence of the error rate on the characteristics of language units, namely, on the nature of lexical bindings, was revealed. In the course of the study, such correlations were established as typical characteristics of the text and the nature of automated translation errors; the nature of machine translation units and the degree of difficulty in editing. In general, it was concluded that the degree of participation of the translator or the linguist in editing the machine translation depends on the typical characteristics of the text.