Даскалюк О. Языковые средства волеизъявления: коммуникативно-прагматический аспект. В статье проведен анализ языковых средств волеизъявления с учетом статусно-коммуникативных ролей говорящих и рекомендациями по использованию тех или иных языковых средств побуждения, которые наиболее приемленны в том или другом речевом акте. Данное исследование актуально с точки зрения приближения языковых стандартов украинской общности к мировым, с возрождением национальных традиций ведения коммуникации. Объём статьи разрешает только очертить проблему и на некоторых примерах предложить её решение, более тщательное изучение ситуации волеизъявления с учётом как социально-коммуникативных, психологических факторов, так и их языковой реализации ещё ждут своего исследования и не только в описательном ракурсе, а и в плане сравнения этих речевых актов с моделями общения, принятыми среди ближних соседей украинцев. Ключевые слова: коммуникативная ситуация, волеизъявление, говорящий, адресат, императив. Daskalyuk Oksana. Language means of will expression: pragmatic and communicative aspects The aspects influencing the selection of means of will expression which are the most appropriate to the context of a communication are discussed in this paper. Will expression is sometimes defined as a penetration to the core of inner self of the communication recipient with the purpose of influencing the addressee to perform an action desired by a speaker. Will expression is very often used in prompting situations, however in some communications of prompting there is no will expression per se. For example, giving permission prompts to the recipient for an action which was desired by the recipient. Most prompting communications for effective motivation require selection of not only just words describing the required action, but also certain grammatical forms and syntactic structures. Taking into account all the factors that affect the speaker during the construction of the prompting expression, including the status and position of the communication participants, will help improve effective communication not only for native language speakers, but also individuals who are learning another language. The research was conducted using the definition of the terms of communication, taking into consideration the role and status of communication participants and analysing the linguistic means commonly used in certain situations. The study did not consider unusual situations of will expression and the communications containing elements of manipulation. Also, nonverbal means of communication were not studied as they were considered to play a minor if any role in the achievement of the communication objective. Keywords: communicative situation, will expression, speaker, addressee, imperative.