The problem of method in forensic linguistic expertise

This article is devoted to the disclosure of one of the main problems of forensic linguistic expertise-the problem of the method. To date, the expert linguist to conduct research plenty of diverse, unconventional controversial texts, the semantic orientation of which is to be determined. Knowledge of the basic principles and provisions of the functional linguistics, cognitive, linguopragmatic determine the choice of the desired direction of research and, accordingly, the various techniques, the development of a unified system which is a priority of experts