Motives behind breaking language norms in the English political discourse
... ability of linguistic deviations to acquire and convey relevant stylistic and pragmatic meanings in the discourse space enhanced the semantic content, expressiveness, and emotionality of these meanings. All this creates conditions for anomalies to function in political texts as expressive stylistic means that have a high potential for pragmatic impact on the addressee. It is concluded that, in giving political speech special liveliness and expressiveness, language-norm-breaking attract the attention ...
Parenthesis structures as a marker of the actualisation of irony in Nikolai Gogol’s works: the pragmatic aspect
This article considers irony as an independent textual category containing the author’s judgement and facilitating the expression of the author’s pragmatic attitudes in a literary text. The study investigates the potential and functioning of parenthesis structures as syntactic markers of irony in Nikolai Gogol's works. The assessment categories used to express the pragmatic attitudes of the author are identified.
1. Арнольд И. В. Стилистика. Современный ...
The prosodic means to convey modal-evaluative meanings in portrait interviews
... речевой прагматике (к проблеме функционально-прагматических описаний языка) // Русский язык за рубежом. 2001. № 1. С. 43—46.
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The parameterisation of document texts as a means of genre identification
... type of a documentary text, which are established using a set of elements essential to documents. Since in historical documents these elements are not always highlighted in the text, the marker of the genre can be speech formulas performing the same function. This article proposes the following parameters of the genre: document title, addressee, the date of the document, the place of the document. Their application to documentary texts is demonstrated using regional historical documents – ...
The image of the mirror as the semantic centre of Neil Gaiman’s collection Smoke and Mirrors
The short stories from Neil Gaiman’s collection Smoke and Mirrors are considered in the context of the cultural tradition of understanding the symbolism of the mirror. The article aims to determine the main functions of the mirror in Gaiman's texts and describe the system of parallel images associated with the mirror and the reflection. The study concludes that the image of the mirror runs through the collection of stories, whereas its symbolism ranges from ...
German youth slang as a reflection of modern reality
In this article, I consider how the environment affects the functioning of youth slang. I aim to explore how elements of today’s world are reflected in the vocabulary of young people. The objects of my study are units of today’s German youth slang, particularly, those identified as the most popular by surveys ...
The genitive of quality as used in typological characterisation of a person
This paper describes the syntactic model termed as the adnominal genitive of quality, as well as its use in the archetypisation of a person. It is argued that the semantics of a noun functioning as an adnominal attribute produces two types of cultural-linguistic archetypes. An attribute noun referring to a sphere of moral or behavioural characteristics (‘человек слова’, ‘man of success’, ‘człowiek honoru’) ...
The title of Alexander Pushkin’s novel The captain’s daughter as the textual dominant
This article considers the functional significance of the attributive combination ‘captain's daughter’ as an essential and integral component of the semantic space of Alexander Pushkin’s novel. Placed in the title, it functions as the key sign of the work of fiction since ...
Pictorial art and George Perec’s oeuvre
... Oulipo group, whose works are strongly influenced by pictorial art. This paper explores various ways in which pictorial art affects the plots, style, lan¬guage, structure, and composition of Perec’s poetics. It is argued that the three most important functions of visual art in Perec’s prose are plot-forming, structural, and conceptual-stylistic ones.
1. Балаш А. Н. Изображение художественных коллекций: опыт интерпретации // Вестник ...
Modern tendencies in media communication
... pragmatic analysis to determine the role of neologisms in media texts. The following phenomena are characteristic of the modern media discourse: the presence of foreign language elements (derivational models and affixoids) as a manifestation of functional dynamism and the associated stylistic contrast between the stem and the formant. Stylistically heterogeneous neologisms with foreign affixoids reflect the tendency of internationalization of communication. Neologisms built on the basis ...
Linguistic focus of territory branding
... different regions or on accessible official Web-portals of different touristic regions and cities. It was showed that the linguistic focus of territory branding should take into account communicative focus of text, its genre characteristics; communicative function, its pragmatic task; linguistic means of branding.
1. Анхолт С. Брендинг: дорога к мировому рынку. М., 2004.
2. Анхолт С., Хильдрет Дж. Бренд Америка: мать всех брендов....
Visualization of the esthetics of memories in the novels of W. G. Sebald «The Rings of Saturn» and «Austerlitz»
The article explores the meaning and functions of photography in W. G. Sebald's works exemplified by his novels “The Rings of Saturn” and “Austerlitz”. The relevance of the study of the intermediary component, the photographic one, in the novels of the German writer is confirmed ...
Reflections on the dictionary of an integral type
... principle of vocabulary organization, 2) the multidimensional description of the word, 3) the inclusion of encyclopedic, cultural, linguistic, and, if necessary, historical information, following the compex description principle, (4) “live” word functioning principle, i. e. the functional approach.
1. Апресян Ю. Д. Формальная модель языка и представление лексикографических знаний // Вопросы языкознания. 1990....
Application of the mathematical modelling and simulation methods to the study of didactic systems
Didactic systems relate to poorly structured and poorly formalizable objects that function under conditions of uncertainty and lack of information about the state of the student, the teaching methods used, etc. The article considers the application of mathematical and computer modeling methods for the study of didactic systems and ...
Opposition of modalities in petition formulas as a reflection of the business correspondence culture in the Russian languagee of late XVII — early XVIII cc.
Using the texts of petitions as a genre of business correspondence in the initial period of the formation of the Russian language, the authors explore the specifics of the formulas that make up phraseological units. Employing a functional-semantic analysis of the modalities of possibility/impossibility in the texts of petitions, the authors identify the role of these modalities in the structure of business documents reflecting the culture of communication and social relations during the studied period...
The Masonic Word: Types and Functions
... a structurally complex unit. The main results of the study include the following. Firstly, the the authors established the typology of the word: the Word of God, the Lost Word, the Master’s Word, the Mason’s Word, the Poetic Word Secondly, the functions of the Word were determined: identifying, conspiratorial, magical, creative, enlightening. Thirdly, it was stated that the Word in the perception of the Freemasons became an ideal, an object and a tool. At the same time, the instrumental function,...
Linguopoetic potential of verbs and verbal noun collocations in classical and modern russian literature
The author investigates verb-verbal noun collocations in literary texts. These collocations are analysed from the functional and semantic point of view. Literary works of I. Goncharov, I. Bunin, A. Solzhenitsyn, V. Makanin and D. Danilov are used as sources of examples. The author studies verbs and verbal (action) nouns from a linguopoetic perspective. Special attention ...
The Praed model sentences: meaning and speech functions.
... are the main members of the sentences of the Praed structural scheme. The author considers that such words should be classified as predicative adverbs rather than a special grammatical category. The article proposes a semantic typology of such adverbs functioning in modern colloquial speech. The author concludes that the sentences of the Praed structural scheme are used in everyday communication for transmitting both objective (dictum) and subjective (modus) information. They are used to reflect ...
Chrononyms characterisitics in O. Henry’s short story Hearts and Crosses
The article focuses on lexical means of expressing time in a short story by O'Henry. The author identifies chronopuncture, chronometric and chronological markers and highlights their functions in the text. The lexical means of chronopuncture, indicating the specific time of the event, dominate in the text structure. These lexical means include indefinite, relatively definite and absolutely definite chronopuncture markers, which help ...
Linguistic Means of achieving coherence in the regional certifycation documentation in the middle of the 18th century
... availability of more information, for this reason the passport texts are more narrative, and characterized by retrospection and prospection. This implies a wider composition of the means of cohesion: lexical repetitions, pronouns in the cataphoric function, various deixis means, and discursive words.
1. Гальперин И. Р. Текст как объект лингвистического исследования. М., 1981.
2. Герасимова И. С. Средства реализации ...
Readiness for mediation among the students with the degree in Humanities: a structural-functional model
The article analyzes the problem of determining readiness for mediation as a professional activity in the works of Russian and international researchers, in view of the growing popularity of this social and humanitarian practice both in Russia and all over the world. The author shows the differences in the interpretation of readiness for activity as well as in the requirements for training mediators in Russia, the United Kingdom and the USA. The researcher states the need for a humanist outlook and...
The concept of WILL in the semantics of deontic modality
... orientation in the semantics of deontic modality creates the basis for its classification either as a volitional or voluntary modality. These approaches demonstrate lack of clarity in the differentiation between communicative, intentional and pragmatic (functional) aspects in the analysis of deontic modality. Voluntary modality is the attitude of the performer to the realization of a certain action; modality of Will is the basic invariant of imperative/impulse meaning, which is, in effect, setting ...
Archetypes in “The Prospector” by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
... "prospector", "mother" and "rebel" is conducted in the article by the example of the novel "The Prospector" by the French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. The concept of "archetype", its variations and functioning in the novel are discussed.
1. Архетипы, мифологемы, символы в художественной картине мира писателя : матер. Междунар. заоч. науч. конф. Астрахань,...
Current processes in the stylistic system of the Russian language: style vs discourse
Current processes in the stylistic system of the Russian language are related to qualitative (changing the language functional styles) and quantitative (the emergence of new styles) transformations. The author explores the correlation of styles and different types of discourse as communicative speech formations. Special attention is given to the cognitive and awareness ...
School conflict as a subject of historical and pedagogical research
... conceptual foundations of school conflicts and identify their essential features. Special attention is given to the philosophical conception of the conflict as a means of reflecting reality. The authors also study the linguistic concept of the term as a functional unit of language. In conclusion, the authors define avenues of further research into school conflicts.
1. Амонашвили Ш. А. Размышления о гуманной педагогике. М., 1996.
2. Андреев В. И. Конфликтология: ...
The University lecture as a holistic entity
The article characterizes the function of a lecture as an important form of current university education, reveals its capacities to intensify students' cognitive activity. A certain focus is made on interactive technologies which promotes the response relations with the audience. ...
The formation of critical thinking in foreing language learning
... Biotechnology. The new coursebook facilitates the formation and development of critical thinking skills in the process of foreign language learning. The formation of critical thinking is one of the main objectives of pedagogy since it ensures successful functioning of the individual in the modern information society.
1. Благодатин А., Лозовский Л., Райзберг Б. Финансовый словарь. М., 2009.
2. Коряковцева Н. Ф. Проверка владением ...
Feelings, emotions, sensations: On the representativeness of mental states in the Russian language
This article is devoted to the lexis of the Russian language denoting mental states. The study of the words and their functions rests on the psychological interpretation and classification of mental states. The author describes how a person’s mental life is expressed as a system of interacting and interdependent mental states in the language picture of the world. The ...
Lexical means to express an author’s opinion in popular science groups on the VKontakte social network
... means to express an author’s opinion. A typology of such means is introduced in the context of analysis. It is concluded that the lexical means used to express an author’s opinion influence the process of deformation and mutual integration of the functional styles of the Russian language.
1. Воронцова Т. А. Речевая агрессия: вторжение в коммуникативное пространство. Ижевск, 2006.
2. Гайда С. Актуальные задачи ...
The social representations of Russian and Polish students as regards induced termination of pregnancy
... Мотивации женщин к принятию решения о производстве аборта // Здравоохранение Дальнего Востока. 2014. № 3 (61). С. 28—31.
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14. Robinson G. E., Stotland N. L., Russo N. F. et al. Is there an «abortion trauma syndrome»? Critiquing the evidence // Harv....
Ekphrasis in contemporary English novels
This article identifies the role of ekphrasis, based on its selected functions — the chronotop, didactic, metanarrative, and storyline ones. An analysis of short stories by J. Barnes, J. Fowles and A. S. Byatt carried out within such a framework makes it possible to speak of a connection between ekphrasis and various ...
Communicative and pragmatic nature of intertextuality in English political discourse
The article discusses the communicative and pragmatic nature of intertextuality in political discourse, realized by different intertextual inclusions: allusions perform thematic functions in utterances specifying the thematic line in discourse while citations and phraseological units are used to form rhematic progressions, the aim of which is to provide new information about the theme. The theme-rheme sequence contributes to ...
‘Theory of mind’ in explaining verbal and cognitive dysfunctions in autistic children and its experimental test
... The pear stories: Cognitive, cultural, and linguistic aspects of narrative production. Norwood, NJ, 1980.
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9. Premack D, Woodruff G. Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind? // Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 1978. Vol. 1(4). P. 515—526....
On the function of biblical anthroponyms David and Goliath in poetic texts of A. I. Polezhaeva and V. Ya. Bryusova
... becomes a means of expressing the author’s assessment of the depicted. Changes are revealed in the semantics of images resulting from the author’s individual assessment and the reader’s perception. The author demonstrates the dependence of the functioning of the two biblical anthropoetonims on the character of text-reader communication, and on the formation of the common cultural space of the author and the reader.
1. Библия. М., 2006.
2. Вихлянцев В. П. Библейский ...
Anthroponyms as the markers of cultural memory in epic texts
The author explores the relationship of the notions ‘collective memory’ and ‘cultural memory. Anthroponyms represented in the brothers Grimm’s sagas are analysed as exponents of cultural memory. The main focus is on the functions of anthroponyms in the semantic structure of the sagas texts.
1. Алефиренко Н. Ф., Голованёва М. А., Озерова Е. Г., Чумак-Жунь И. И. Текст и дискурс : учеб. пособие для ...
Transformation of life strategies of the individual under the conditions of armed conflict
... Scientific Study of Religion. 1988. Vol. 27. P. 411—420.
14. Reker G. T., Woo L. C. Personal meaning orientations and psychosocial adaptation in older adults // SAGE Open. 2011. Vol. 1 (1). P. 1—10.
15. Steger M. F. Experiencing meaning in life: Optimal functioning at the nexus of well-being, psychopathology, and spirituality // The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications. 2nd ed. N. Y., 2012. P. 164—184.
Semantics of P. B. Shelley’s artistic imagery in the Marque of Anarchy poem
... poet’s views on reality and the sociopolitical situation in the country. The mythological and poetic image of the Earth is one of the central in the poem; the Earth calls for the people of England to regain their freedom. The authors reveal a special function of the Shape as a combination of natural and mystical phenomena, opposing evil.
1. Вовк О. В. Энциклопедия знаков и символов. М., 2006.
2. Елистратова А. А. Наследие английского ...
Big data in modern education
The paper describes possibilities and prospects of big data analysis in education given a rapid development of technology. The author explores new approaches to the modernization of the system of education, which are based on big data technologies, including unstructured data. The article offers techniques and tools that could help to solve the existing problems in education and describes some negative consequences of the massive use of big data in modern digital society.
1. 152,000 Smart Devices...
Peripheral means to express incentive modality in the public service announcement discourse
Public service announcements attract attention to social problems and encourage the general public to solve them, which requires influencing the recipient using speech methods. The means to exert such influence create a functional and semantic field. The authors focus on the periphery constituents of this field, which function in public service announcements in the Russian and German languages.
1. Виноградов В. В. Русский язык (Грамматическое ...
Functional and semantic aspects of threat in requestive speech acts (based on the Soviet and Russian feature films)
Mass cinematography reflects the cultural and mental state of any nation as well as the state of its language. Based on the analysis of the fragments of the Soviet and contemporary Russian films, the author determines the role and purpose of the requestive threat as a speech act, and identifies the composition and role of various components of requestive threat speech acts as a type. Requestive speech acts are a means of indirectly derived expression of a corresponding meaning.
1. Крючкова Г. Н...
The biblical anthoponyms Jospeh the All-comely and Mary Magdelene in Marina Tsvetaeva’s poetic interpretation
This paper studies the informative and associative aspects of the precedent biblical anthroponyms Jospeh the All-comely and Mary Magdalene as units of Marina Tsvetaeva’s personosphere. The author characterizes the text formation and pragmatic functions of the mentioned anthroponyms in Tsevtaeva’s poetic text. The role of cultural contexts in the formation of the informative and associative field of anthropoetonyms.
1. Блох М. Я. Имена личные в парадигматике,...
The methodology of measuring the success of con-sulting procedures
This article outlines a methodology for identifying the success of consulting — a form of assisting an education institution’s employees in the practical implementation of the key ideas behind its functioning. The methodology takes into account the features of administrative activities. Consulting is described as a system of implementing consulting procedures forming a closed cycle of “target setting — design — action — analysis”. Each ...
The factors and pedagogical conditions for the development of general cultural competences of cadets in the current educational process at a military university
... well as to identify the pedagogical conditions for the development of cadet’s general cultural competences in the current educational process of a military university based on a comprehensive analysis of these factors. To this end, structural and functional connections between the general cultural competences and reading literacy are established, the structure of the latter is identified and its basic skills described
1. Сенько Ю. В. Образование всегда накануне ...
Language specificity of Franz Kafka’s non-fiction texts
... studied on the material of the author’s diaristic and epistolary texts, which manifest his linguistic personality. The epistolary texts are analysed in reference to the addressee and their relationship with the author. Special attention is paid to the functional specificity of the parable as a genre and the absurd character of the author’s narration.
1. Бабенко Н. С. О лингвистическом смысле разграничения текстов на жанры // Лексика ...
Mediation models in education
... terms of the educational institution, described the role of mediator teacher in each of the described models. The analysis of the application of these models in teaching shows considerable differences in goals and objectives of mediation, as well as the functions of the teacher, playing the role of mediator.
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2. Симаева ...
Development of the Olympic movement in the early 20th century in Germany
... доп. М., 2010.
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5. Petrova N. Nature and Functions of Physikal Edukation in Bulgario During the Period of Capitalizm (1878—1944) // Phusical Culture and Sport in Bulgaria Through the Centuries red. A. Solakow. Sofia, 1983. P. 69.
On the definition of "dichotomy" in linguistics
The author considers the functioning of the term "dichotomy" in philoso-phy, logic and linguistics; analyzes the essence of the concept of "dichotomy" and its semantic relatedness to the concepts of "antinomy", "antonymy" and "binary ...
Training future teachers to perform grading
This article focuses on the development of grading skills in future teach-ers. The author presents key interpretations of the notion of ‘grading’. The principles, functions, and types of grading are considered. The author’s ap-proach to developing an algorithm of grading performance of future teachers at a seminar is proposed.
1. Батурин Н. А. Проблема оценивания и оценки в ...
Language features of Bertha von Suttner's autobiography, «Lebenserinnerungen», in gender studies
... lexical-semantic subcategory "I am a woman" representing the explicit way of realization of "The Feminine" are self-nominations indicating the female sex. The implicit way presented by four lexical-semantic subcategories is characterized by functioning words whose referential relationship to "The Feminine" is established on the basis of logical and associative connections.
1. Бондарева Л. М. Автобиографический дискурс в свете гендерных ...
Poet’s corporeal topography in M. Tsvetaeva’s cycle “The Sibyl”
The body is considered as a spatial structure that serves in M. Tsvetaeva’s poetics as a form of spatial “exploration” of the world. The authors describe the functioning of the body image as a model juxtaposed with the structure of universe, on the one hand, and the being of the poet, on the other. The article explores the connection between this model and the image of Sybilmountain-cave-tree as a hollow body ...