Elena Doludenko, Associate Professor at Adyghe State University, participated in the XIII International Congress on Cognitive Linguistics.

From April 22 to 25, 2026, the XIII International Congress on Cognitive Linguistics was held at Pyatigorsk State University. The event was organized by the Russian Association of Cognitive Linguists, Pyatigorsk State University, and Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin.

Elena Doludenko, Associate Professor in the Department of English Philology at the Institute of Humanities and Culture, ASU, participated in the congress. 

She presented a paper titled "Hedging as a Means of Implementing Negative Politeness: From the Classic 19th-Century Novel to Contemporary Prose" to the conference attendees. Additionally, at the invitation of the organizers, Elena Anatolyevna co-chaired the session on "Discursive Strategies, Tactics, and Genres in Cognitive Projection." 

“The report examines hedging strategies—specifically, softening statements—in English, drawing comparisons between Jane Austen's novel and its contemporary adaptation. In English culture, the act of softening a request to avoid exerting pressure on the interlocutor is particularly significant, setting it apart from Russian cultural norms. While the fundamental principle of respecting the interlocutor remains constant, the linguistic methods of expressing this respect have evolved across different eras,” as noted by Elena Doludenko.

The scientific program of the forum encompassed key areas of contemporary linguistics. Topics discussed included the challenges of conceptualizing and categorizing modern realities within language, multimodal aspects of cognitive research, the cognitive foundations of computer-mediated communication, and the distinctive features of the language system in the context of digitalization. Special emphasis was placed on the interaction between artificial intelligence and cognitive linguistics

Over 1,000 university and academic researchers participated in the congress. The event featured distinguished speakers, including leading scientists Nikolai Boldyrev, Valery Demyankov, Irina Zykova, Lyudmila Grishaeva, Olga Iriskhanova, Julio Madera Quintana, and Oleg Alimuradov. Participants hailed from over 30 regions across Russia, as well as from partner countries such as Belarus, Uzbekistan, Cuba, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Further details regarding Elena Doludenko's presentation can be found in the attached file.