Typology of comparative constructions according to the comparison module(based on the material of the novel-collage by Dmytro Keshelia «Relatives»)

Abstract

Іntroduction. The article analyzes comparative constructions by the comparison module based on the material of Dmytro Kesheliа's novel-collage from the elements of life «Relatives».

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to create a typology of comparative constructions on the material of Dmytro Keshelia's novel-collage from the elements of life "Relatives". Achieving this goal is subject to a number of tasks: 1) to identify features that serve as a comparison module; 2) to classify comparative constructions according to the comparison module 3) to find out what is the originality of D. Kesheli's individual author comparisons.

Methods. The article uses the descriptive method (to present the results of the research), the classification method (to identify the features by which the author compares), the method of contextual analysis (to determine the pragmatic load of the comparison module in the text of the novel-collage).

Results. It is established that the comparison module in the novel concerns a number of features, including appearance, physical characteristics, manner of movement, specifics of speech, mental states, mood in statics and dynamics, physical states, temperament, mental activity, and mental abilities. The assessment reflects the most important features of human nature and behavior from the point of view of national morality.

Originality. In previous studies, a semantic analysis of the comparative constructions of the novel "Relatives" was carried out from the point of view of the object and subject of comparison. We consider it promising to study the grammatical structure of the comparisons created by the author of this novel, an attempt to classify the semantic types of comparisons depending on the subject and object of comparison and their functional load.

Conclusion. Despite the relatively traditional module of comparison, the comparatives of D. Keshelia are quite original due to the unexpected object of comparison, since they often have a comic color, which is often caused by the discrepancy between the subject and the object of comparison of his module. One of the features of the writer's idiostyle is the creation of ironic comparative constructions with friendly marking.