Integral typology of encyclopedic discourse

Nowadays, the term ‘discourse’ is widely used in linguistics. Many linguists propose different definitions for the term, but these definitions often do not reflect the complex nature of discourse. А new integral approach to discourse studies proposed by T.N. Khomutova allow dealing with discourse as a complex object spread out over four sectors: cognitive, social, cultural and linguistic ones. We apply the integral approach to the study of encyclopedic discourse. Encyclopedic discourse is a poorly studied concept. Linguists have made almost no attempt to compile its typology. This article presents the integral typology of encyclopedic discourse.