SEMANTICS OF THE STATE AND ITS LANGUAGE MEANS OF EXPRESSION IN L. S. PETRUSHEVSKAYA STORIES (ON THE MATERIAL OF THE STORY “OLYA GIRL”
DOI: 10.23951/1609-624X-2017-2-14-17
The article presents an analysis of the linguistic means of expression of semantics of mental and physical states and their functional load in the stories by L. S. Petrushevskaya. In the process of representation of the studied semantics the traditional two-component models (the predicate and the carrier of the state) are characteristic of the syntactic level, on the semantic level attention focuses on the degree of intensity and depression. The simplicity of language means of expression is one of the key characteristics of creative works by L. S. Petrushevskaya. Conversational vocabulary, abundant urban slang, simple sentences, short gloomy phrases of the characters create a special artistic world of the author. In characters’ feelings expression there are no middle, neutral, «etiquette» of emotions, there is always felt anguish and emotional intensity: loved, wept, hard, etc. Hate is expressed indirectly, through the prism of despair and powerlessness. An analysis of the semantics of language means of expression in L. S. Petrushevskaya’s stories states the evidence of their artistic significance in the process of describing characters’ images. Laconic and simple shapes clearly highlight the depth of the feelings and experiences of the characters, the description of the emotional, physical and mental state generates a representation of the inner world of the characters, their perception of reality.
Keywords: semantics of the state, story, model, character
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Issue: 2, 2017
Series of issue: Issue 2
Rubric: TOPICAL ISSUES OF COGNITIVE-DISCURSIVE LINGUISTICS AND CULTURAL LINGUISTICS
Pages: 14 — 17
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