DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.35733

Abstract: The subject of this research is the reception of the image of the Soviet Union in the book “The Muses Are Heard" by the American writer Truman Capote. The perception of the image of “foreign” and “foreign culture” is one of the pressing problems within the modern literary studies. The goal of this work is to determine the peculiarities of literary-documentary resemblance of the image of “foreign” country based on the work “The Muses Are Heard”, which is synthetic in its genre nature. The conclusion is drawn on the genre affiliation of the book and the techniques of depicting the image of “foreign culture” therein. The novelty lies in the fact that the research of this literary work are of synoptic nature, and this article is the first attempt of revealing the specificity of the image of the USSR in this work. The author indicates that the specificity of the image of the Soviet Union in the work “The Muses Are Heard is largely determined by its complex literary-documentary nature. T. Capote sets the goal to debunk the stereotypical representations on the USSR, which have formed in the American national mentality. Moreover, the writer refers to the Soviet material as an aesthetic experiment associated with the creation of a peculiar literary-documentary narrative form. The image of the Soviet Union in the work is structured on the factual documentary basis – Capote directly observes the Soviet realities and interviews the Leningrad residents. At the same time, in creating the image of the USSR, T. Capote applies the artistic and cinematographic techniques: stylization of the narrative on behalf of the “naive narrator”, method of “gradual immersion”, cropping, “pointed camera” effect, retardation, and contrast.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.35856

Abstract: The ever-increasing volume of scientific publications determines the high interest of researchers in abstracting as one of the ways to present the content of the source text in a concise form. This determines the relevance of this work, which discusses the problem of transition from the primary text to its abstract presentation. In particular, using the example of an English-language scientific article on social psychology, an attempt is made to study the criteria for identifying key semantic components in the process of abstracting at the stage of understanding the source text. A theoretical review of scientific papers covering the problem of abstracting a scientific text, as well as a comparative analysis of the source and secondary texts of the article under consideration, allowed us to formulate the main patterns of interpretation of the logical-semantic and discursive structure of the source text as one of the stages of the abstracting process. It was found that in the process of understanding the text, the recipient, analyzing the connections between statements, integrates them into a holistic semantic formation, based on his own assumptions about the possible functional purpose of this text fragment. At the end of the process of understanding the text, the recipient deduces knowledge about the communicative intention of the author of the text and the role of each of the sections of the text in its implementation. It seems that this knowledge becomes the basis for the formation of a propositional model of the source text, which serves as the basis for creating the text of the abstract.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.35863

Abstract: The relevance of the article is due to the lack of research in the field of genre analysis of the text in the context of structure and composition in the Crimean Tatar literature in general and on the example of the work of Sh. Selim "Shamil Alyadin, about charyks and a penknife" in particular. The subject of the study is a genre analysis of the text in the context of structure and composition on the example of the work under study. The purpose of this article is not an attempt to define any particular genre or its features in a work, which in this case is practically impossible, but an analysis of the relations of various literary and journalistic genres in the context of the structure and composition of the text under study. The main conclusions of the study are that in the work under study there is an "ambivalent" hybrid genre form of a deeply emotional diary of memories (essay) with a pronounced expression and literary-critical essay (article), with a clear logical methodology. Hidden genre forms of monologue, correspondence dialogue or discussion also manifest themselves in the text. The author enters, if not into a direct, then into a reflexive dialogue with his characters and the reader. The synthesis and interaction of different genre forms forms the originality of the work, focusing the reader's attention on the ethics of literary craft. If we talk about the general unifying genre of the work, then this is spiritual and intellectual prose. Thus, the analysis of the structural and compositional features of the work allowed us to identify important, although not absolute criteria for determining and interconnecting adjacent genres, which in turn made it possible to identify the main and auxiliary genre forms of the text under study.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.35884

Abstract:   The object of this research is the rhetorical ideal of modern students, while the subject is the means of verbalization of axiological dominants of the rhetorical ideal of modern students. The goal consists in determination of the system of means of explication of value-speech dominants of the rhetorical ideal of Russian students in the texts of public speeches of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, recognized by youth as a successful speaker. The article employs the methods of questionnaire and linguo-axiological interpretation. Special attention is given to the description of the communicative and speech values of modern students formed in the conditions of informatization and globalization of the society, emergence of new communication platforms, which were determined in the course of questionnaire. The analysis of the President's texts revealed the system of means of verbalization of axiological dominants of modern students. It is established that the manifestation of respect for the interlocutor is explicated through the speech act of greeting, etiquette formulas, and selection of particular topics. The axiological dominant of naturalness is explicated on the lexical level, elements of colloquial speech, precedent statements, and figurative language. Inversion serves as the syntactic means of expressing naturalness. Truth is verbalized by means of argumentation. For persuasion effect, the texts of V. Putin contain modal-axiological lexicon and tactic of accentuating the semantic parts of speech. The leading means of dialogueness are targeting and authorization, question and answer forms, rhetorical questions, generalization and concretization techniques, etiquette formulas of welcoming and greetings, complimentary speech acts. The acquired results indicate that the status V. Putin as an effective speaker in communication consciousness of young generation is determined by the use of textual means that verbalize axiological dominants relevant for modern students.  

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.35909

Abstract: The subject of this research is the language of the republican newspaper “Daimohk”, the first and only newspaper in the world that is published solely in the Chechen language. Despite the status and age of the publisher (this year the newspaper celebrated the 98th anniversary), its language has not yet been subjected to scientific examination. The goals of this research consists in determination of the verbs most commonly used in the national republican newspaper “Daimohk”. The article analyzes the morphological component of the newspaper language using a special software for parsing and detecting the frequency of words DoshStat, developed by the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic. The scientific novelty of lies in the source analysis of the language of the “Daimohk” newspaper as the language of the primary national periodical. Through automatic analysis with application of special software to detect frequency of words and subsequent manual search, the author determines the frequency of use of various verbs in the newspaper language. Emphasis is placed on the study of verbs, as the Chechen language features a wide variety of tenses and types. The acquired results would serve as the foundation for further research of the Chechen newspaper language, as well as a good asset for the Special Commission for Literacy of the Chechen language in mass media.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.35922

Abstract: The subject of this research is the effective methods of linguistic manipulation and communication, which allowed controlling the situation to prevent public panic and destabilization of situation in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) during the pandemic. The authors explore such phenomena as persuasion and linguistic manipulation, analyze the existing in Russian and foreign practice scientific and practical approaches towards using linguistic manipulation in sociopolitical discourse. Based on the example of speeches of the Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) A. S. Nikolayev, the authors analyze the linguistic means and techniques used in the course of development of epidemiological situation for influencing public opinion in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia); determine the reasons and frequency of application of such techniques, the degree of persuasion of public opinion by the head of Yakutia depending on the used communication channels. The research employs the website content of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), regional news sites, and addressed messages in social networks. The main results lies in the conclusion that the most effective methods of linguistic manipulation are persuasion, convincing and prompting, which affect emotions and feelings of the people and appeal to the key social agenda – safety of the population in the time of pandemic. It is noted that social networks are the effective communication channels, which is justified by the geographical and sociopolitical peculiarities of the region, such as large territory preservation of the elements of traditional political cultures (power of the authority, leader, direct communication with the government and a sense being protected). Linguistic manipulation allows influencing public opinion, avoiding mass disturbances, instilling the sense of security into population.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.34298

Abstract: This article is analyzes the development stages of anthroponymic formula in the Japanese language, considers the factors that prompted change in its structure and conceptual framework of the anthroponyms, mostly family names. The subject of this research is the nominations included in the anthroponymic formula at certain stages of its formation. On the example of Japanese language, the author aims to establish correlation between social development and changes in the composition of anthroponymic formula, as  well as determine the conceptual framework of structural components of this formula. The article delineates the terms used to nominate a person in the Japanese linguoculture, namely: 氏 /uji/, 姓 /kabane/, 名字/ meji/. For achieving the set goal, the article employs conceptual, descriptive, and analytical methods of research. The novelty of this work consists in the fact that the Japanese anthroponymic formula has not previously become the object of research among the Russian linguists; therefore, the acquired results are published for the first time. The author determines the four stages of the development of Japanese anthroponymic formula, as well as cognitive processes that underlie the conceptual framework of these nominations. The theoretical and practical relevance of this topic is defined by the fact that the processes of nomination in any language resemble the unique national psychology of certain representatives of linguocultural community; following these processes is essential to describe their conceptual and linguistic worldview, as well as substantiate complex interaction between them.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.34296

Abstract: The subject of this research is the peculiarity of syntactic constructions of Lezgain folk riddles. The object of this research is the aphoristic genre of Lezgian folklore – the riddles. Along with other folklore genres, riddles hold a remarkable place in the folklore poetics Lezgins, featuring prevalence of storytelling. The relevance the selected topic lies in the absence of specific research dedicated to comprehensive analysis of this genre of Lezgian folklore. The article illustrates the syntactic constructions of folk riddles of Lezgins. The conducted brief syntactic analysis is valuable for further research of this topic, since the linguistic aspect of studying folk riddles is yet to be explored. The scientific novelty is defined by the fact that Lezgian folk riddles, which are one of the ancient genres, require in-depth study. The conclusion is made that Lezgian folk riddles use mononuclear syntactic constructions to achieve concision in describing a propounded object or phenomenon. The interrogative or narrative sentences are commonly used. There are also riddles with compound syntactic structure. The acquired results can be used in the practical work of folklorists and linguists.

DOI: 10.7256/2454-0749.2021.6.34224

Abstract: This article represents a comparative study of the verbs of slow movement in the modern non-cognate languages. The absence of comparative study of the verbs of slow movement in the English and Chuvash languages define the relevance of this work. The goal consists in examination of the verbs of slow movement based on the material of English and Chuvash languages, analysis of the semantic relations within this group, and revealing the determining features of linguistic units that belong to this semantic group, as the author believes that namely these determining features do not always coincide in the compared languages. The article employs the method of analysis of dictionary definitions, method of identification of meanings, and component analysis. Application of the method of interlingual comparison revealed common and distinctive components of the meaning, which are not evident in terms of intralingual analysis. The research relies on the data from electronic dictionaries. The novelty of this research consists in finding interlingual correspondences with varying degree of equivalence and differences among the verbs of slow movement in the English and Chuvash languages. The acquired results can be valuable in theory and practice of teaching English language of Russia-Chuvash audience, as well as for broadening linguistic horizon of the students.