Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)


Linguistics

Modelling Cognitive Contexts of Verbal Irony (on the Material of the Russian and English Languages)

The research represented in the article focuses on the modelling of the process of ironic meaning construction. The modelling is realized in the form of hierarchically organized mental spaces. These are cognitive contexts that provide comprehension of irony.

Discourse Specifics of the New Testament Parable Genre (on the Material of the Analysis of the Prodigal Son Parable)

The article is dedicated to the research of the genre specifics of religious Christian discourse and the peculiarities of discourse functioning of such secondary religious genre as a New Testament parable. The author singles out linguo-cognitive components of the Prodigal Son parable in Orthodox and Protestant discourses.

Vocal Morphonological Systems in Nominal Inflection

In the article three autonomous classifications of the systems under investigation are offered. The structural one: 1) hierarchical polymodel weakly typified (Russian, Ukrain, Polish, Check); 2) non-hierarchical poly-model weakly typified (Old Greek, Icelandic, Bulgarian); 3) non-hierarchical mono-model highly typified (English, German, Latin). The substratum one: 1) archaic (classical); 2) innovational (modern Slavic, Germanic). The content one: 1) minimal (Germanic, except the celandic); 2) medial (Russian, Latin, Old Greek); 3) maximal (the rest of the Slavic).

MODERN LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE POLICY OF FRANCE. PART I

The article examines the main principles and stages of the development of language policy with regard to the dissemination, use and status of modern French.

РЕЧЕВОЕ ОБЩЕНИЕ В СЕМЬЕ: РОЛЬ В НЁМ ЖИВОТНЫХ, РАСТЕНИЙ И ПРЕДМЕТОВ ВЕЩНОГО МИРА

Речевое общение с животными в семье имеет особое значение для человека и представляет интерес для лингвистики, поскольку животные наделяются семейными ролями. В статье анализируются факты речевого взаимодействия человека с животными, а также разговоры с растениями и предметами вещного мира, выявляются речевые особенности такого общения и его влияние на семейный микроклимат.

Interaction of Expression and Standard in Phraseological UNITS (Based on Newspaper Headlines)

The article is devoted to the problem of researching the phraseological units transformation patterns in modern newspaper headlines. The study focuses on the typology of phraseological modifications depending on the linguistic means used in the transformation process. The proportion of standard and expressive components of a modified phraseological unit is examined.

The Idiom as a Way of Representing the Linguistic Picture of the World (on the Material of the Arab Phraseological Units with the Component «Hat»)

The article analyzes Arabic idioms with the nominations of headwear. The structure and semantics of the members of this group are identified. The role of these idioms in representing the linguistic picture of the world of Arab ethnicity is determined.

Mythological Metaphor in the Aspect of Metaphor Genesis Research

In the article the mythological image and mythological metaphor are considered as an initial stage in the development of metaphor as a cognitive mechanism of sense formation.

Parcellation as a Tool Increasing a Newspaper Headline Attraction

The article deals with using parcellation as a tool greatly increasing a newspaper headline attraction. We study how parcellation stylistically converges with other devices and tropes, as well as the language game.

Discursive Words: Uniformity in Diversity

The article researches the place of discursive words in the system of
language units; a semantic and functional classification of discursive
words is developed.

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