Definition of the concept of the newspaper headline and its function

The study of newspaper headlines is given in the article. The definition of headlines is learned. Functional features of headlines are defined. It substantiates the need of researching the newspaper headlines on the semantic-structural and stylistic aspect in the Karakalpak linguistics. The information provided through the article is detailed, clarified, decoded. The information can be divided into three groups according to the methods of transmission and reception. The first group includes verbal instruments oriented to the reader. In the scientific literature, the concept of "topic (headline)" has been given different definitions. For some times, linguists have been trying to give a clear and accurate definition to a newspaper headline. In Russian linguistics, many works have been done to study the headline of the newspaper.