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«Philology: scientific researches» (18+)


№ 10, 2025
Published since
2013 year
Frequency
Monthly
ISSN
2454-0749
ISSN of the printed version of the journal
2305-6177
Registration number
ЭЛ № ФС 77 - 69621



Contents
Semantics
P. 1 - 15
Poetry and the poet
P. 16 - 23
Literary criticism
P. 24 - 36
Translation
P. 37 - 47
Poetics
P. 48 - 55
Automatic language processing
P. 56 - 64
Syntax
P. 65 - 75
Literary criticism
P. 76 - 85
P. 86 - 93
P. 94 - 107
P. 108 - 119
P. 120 - 130
Сommunications
P. 131 - 142
Translation
P. 143 - 150
Didactics
P. 151 - 158
Translation
P. 159 - 164
Linguistics
P. 165 - 172
P. 173 - 183
Translation
P. 184 - 195
Linguoculturology
P. 196 - 209
P. 210 - 227
Сommunications
P. 228 - 244
Literary criticism
P. 245 - 259
P. 260 - 277
P. 278 - 289
P. 290 - 300
P. 301 - 308
P. 309 - 323
P. 324 - 334
Linguistics
P. 335 - 343
P. 344 - 353
P. 354 - 363
P. 364 - 381
P. 382 - 390
World literature
P. 391 - 398
Linguistics
P. 399 - 411
Semantics
P. 412 - 422
Discourse
P. 423 - 433
P. 434 - 444
P. 445 - 454
Archetype
P. 455 - 467
Contents details
Semantics
Reference:
Klyuchevskiy, V.M. (2025). The Indefinite Article with Proper Names: The Semantic Effect of Evaluation. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 1–15. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76063
Abstract: The subject of this study is the phenomenon of occasional use of the Spanish indefinite article with anthroponyms and the semantic effect of subjective evaluation it produces. Unlike previous studies that emphasized isolated stylistic cases, this article offers a comprehensive analysis of the mechanism as a systemic linguistic phenomenon. The research methodology is based on a combined application of descriptive and contrastive-descriptive methods within the framework of Guillaume’s psychomechanics of language. This approach makes it possible to analyze the linguistic material not as a series of exceptions but as the outcome of mental operations of actualization governed by the vector of extensivity/anti-extensivity. The practical analysis is carried out on a representative corpus of examples drawn from contemporary Spanish-language media, literary texts, and journalistic discourse. The novelty of the study lies in its proposal of a unified explanation of three types of evaluative meanings (referential-indefinite, metaphorical-typifying, and situational-role) through the prism of the anti-extensive function of the article in Guillaume’s system. This perspective reveals the underlying mechanisms of the transition of a proper name as an asemanteme into the status of a semanteme, a phenomenon that has not been given comparable attention in previous works, which often limited themselves to merely acknowledging the fact of antonomasia. The main findings of the research may be summarized as follows: the indefinite article functions as a grammatical operator that suspends the uniqueness of the referent and initiates a process of categorization, which serves as the basis for evaluation. Thus, the analysis of specific corpus examples confirms that the evaluative effect is systematically generated by a shift in the referential status of the name. The author’s distinctive contribution is to demonstrate that this phenomenon should not be regarded as a stylistic accident but rather as a regular instrument of expressive syntax, which is of relevance both for linguistic theory and for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
Keywords: Spanish language, Indefinite article, Semantics, Article, Anthroponyms, Psychosystematics, Grammaticalization, Actualization, Determiner, Anti-extensive article
Poetry and the poet
Reference:
REN, J. (2025). Existentialist ideas in the work "The Life of Basil of Thebes". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 16–23. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76153
Abstract: The subject of the research is the analysis of existentialist ideas in Leonid Andreev's novella "The Life of Basil of Thebes". The object of the study is the tragic fate of the main character, priest Vasily, whose life is filled with a series of misfortunes that led to a crisis of faith and alienation from the Russian Orthodox Church. The author examines such aspects as the conflict between religious faith and the absurdity of existence, the loss of freedom and subjectivity under the pressure of social and historical circumstances, as well as the symbolic significance of Basil's image for understanding the spiritual crisis of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Special attention is paid to the interpretation of the ideas of J.-P. Sartre, M. Heidegger and S. Kierkegaard, which allows us to reveal the philosophical depth of the text and show how the personal drama of the hero reflects the national contradictions of the era. The research methodology is based on comparative historical, philosophical and literary analysis, including the identification of existentialist motives in the text, their interpretation through the concepts of Sartre, Heidegger and Kierkegaard, as well as a contextual examination of the socio-historical reality of Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main conclusions of the study are the identification of existentialist ideas in the story "The Life of Basil of Thebes" and their concrete manifestation in the fate of the hero – from faith and hope to despair and denial of God. The novelty of the research lies in an integrated approach: the work is considered both as an artistic text and as a philosophical parable that reveals the problem of a crisis of faith in the context of social upheaval. The author's special contribution is to show the relationship between the personal tragedy of the priest and the collective experience of the people, which makes it possible to interpret the work as a symbol of the crisis of the era. It is concluded that the collapse of Basil's faith reflects the existentialist idea of "existence precedes essence" and demonstrates how religious dogmas and social oppression lead to the loss of freedom and subjectivity, leaving a person facing the absurdity and inevitability of fate.
Keywords: Existentialism, Tragedy of fate, Crisis of faith, Spiritual quest, Absurdity of existence, Russian Orthodox Church, Socio-historical context, Loss of subjectivity, Philosophical parable, Leonid Andreyev
Literary criticism
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Savitskaya , U.N., Kudryavtseva, R.A. (2025). The Epigraph as a Technique of Contextual Poetics in the Lyrics of Albert Vasilyev. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 24–36. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76189
Abstract: In this article, the epigraph is actualized as a subject of literary studies, and the authors consider it as a way of presenting contextual content (a way of creating a special artistic space in a literary text). The purpose of this article is to identify the features of the epigraph as a contextual poetics technique in contemporary Mari poetry, using the example of one of its most prominent representatives, Albert Vasilyev. This is the first time that such a goal has been stated and implemented in regional and national literary studies. The study is based on the poems of the Mari poet Albert Vasilyev, which are included in his collections "Ushanyza" (Believe) (2007) and "Osh lumyshto chever polan" (Red Viburnum in the White Snow) (2017), which have an epigraph in their artistic structure. The research methodology is based on structural-semantic, historical-genetic, and contextual analysis of literary works. The study identified the main functions of the epigraph, and based on the study of this frame component, it determined the features of the Mari poet's cultural outlook (contextual competence) and the specifics of his artistic interaction with the authors he quotes. The authors of the article conclude that the epigraph in Albert Vasilyev's lyrical texts is an important and effective artistic device that represents various contexts (the author's cultural preferences, his worldview reflected in the ideological world of his works, the author's environment, the socio-cultural and ethno-cultural space, the ideological context, etc.). It has been proven that the epigraph actively contributes to expressing the author's position and the artistic idea of the lyrical work.
Keywords: Mari literature, lyrics, Albert Vasilyev, contextual content, contextual poetics, frame text, main text, the motif-shaped system, poetics, epigraph
Translation
Reference:
Yusupov, K.A., Temirbulatova, S.M. (2025). On the Principles of Compiling a Bilingual Dialect Dictionary (Based on the Haidak-Russian Dictionary). Philology: scientific researches, 10, 37–47. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76193
Abstract: This article describes the features of compiling a bilingual dialect dictionary using the example of the "Khaydak-Russian dictionary". The Khaidak dialect language (part of the Darginsky national language) is spoken in the territory of the Kaitagsky district of the Republic of Dagestan (36 settlements). The article discusses the basic principles of compiling dialect dictionaries in Dagestan languages, as well as the forms of representation of dialect units in the dictionary. The article discusses the features of the dictionary design of the dialect dictionary, the selection of definitions. The main task of designing a bilingual dialect dictionary is to develop the structure of the dictionary. It is also important to develop a dictionary entry, which is the main structural unit of the dictionary. Much attention is paid to the use of dictionary definitions, highlights and signs, as well as the use of litter. When writing the article, mainly traditional methods were used: the continuous sampling method – to identify the illustrative research material; the descriptive method – to characterize vocabulary definitions. The sampling method was carried out from both dictionaries and folklore materials. The authors' field materials were also used. The structure of the dictionary and the dictionary entry are explained using the descriptive method. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the paper describes for the first time the project of a dialect dictionary of the Darginian language. The development of theoretical foundations and practical experience in compiling a dialect dictionary is also a novelty. Such elements of the dictionary structure as the litter area and the illustrative material area have not been explored in previous studies. In order to preserve and preserve the Khaidak dialect for history, for comparative and comparative research, it is necessary to create a full-fledged dictionary with about 7 thousand words in capital letters. The compilation of such a dictionary and its further application in educational and scientific contexts will contribute to the preservation of the Haidak language. The selection of material, including the material placed behind the rhombus, helps not only to understand the meaning of the vocabulary, but also the correct use of this word in speech. The compilation of the draft "Khaidak-Russian dictionary", the description of its macrostructure and microstructure may be useful in lexicographic practice for compiling similar dictionaries for other languages and dialects of the peoples of Dagestan.
Keywords: dialect lexicography, Haiduk language-dialect, dialect dictionary, dictionary structure, dictionary, dictionary entry, dictionary definitions, vocabulary, illustration, label
Poetics
Reference:
Pendel'skaya, E.A. (2025). The Evolution of the Genre Poetics of the Story in the Works of Zinaida Katkova. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 48–55. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76236
Abstract: This article traces the evolution of the genre poetics of short prose by Zinaida Fedorovna Katkova, a Mari bilingual writer of the second half of the 20th century. Based on six of her short stories written between 1958 and 1979 ("The Stranger," "The Return," "Little Samar," "Help Me Fall in Love with You," "The Unexpected Guest," and "For the Sake of Love"), the article establishes a genre typology characteristic of the writer and identifies the specific features of the development of the genre content and genre poetics of the short story. The author focuses on such levels and properties of poetics as psychologism, composition, chronotope, and artistic detail. The article also explores the features of genre synthesis and the ways of forming subtexts, identifying the main vectors of genre transformation in short stories, from socially conditioned psychologism to existential psychologism, and from simple compositions to complex narrative structures. The methodological basis of this study is a synthesis of structural-semantic, historical-genetic, and comparative-typological analysis of literary texts that corresponds to the purpose of the work. For the first time, the development of Zinaida Katkova's genre poetics in her short stories has been analyzed, and it has been proven that Zinaida Katkova's short prose is a unique example of the consistent and organic evolution of the genre system in the Russian-language works of a national author. Zinaida Katkova's stories from the 1950s and 1970s not only demonstrate the growth of individual mastery, but also reflect the general trends in the development of Russian prose in the second half of the 20th century: the dynamics of psychologism from social reflection to existential self-reflection, the transformation of the chronotope from a closed space to an open and psychologized one, the complexity of the poetic system, which can be clearly seen in the change in the nature of artistic details, the movement towards complex genre synthesis and genre hybridization, and the increasing role of subtext. Zinaida Katkova's unique type of psychological story, which synthesizes the traditions of Russian classical literature and the peculiarities of the national worldview, is of significant interest for further study and deserves a worthy place in the history of Russian literature.
Keywords: Mari literature, Zinaida Katkova, Russian-language prose, transcultural writer, story, genre, genre typology, poetics, the dynamics of the genre, psychologism
Automatic language processing
Reference:
Safina, Z.M. (2025). Quantitative linguistics methods in the study of the original and translation of a literary text. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 56–64. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76298
Abstract: This article is devoted to the consideration of two variants of the translation of literary texts by Anton Chekhov into English. The purpose of the work is to investigate the original and translations of a literary text using the methods of quantitative linguistics in combination with traditional translation analysis of a literary text, and the descriptive method. The relevance of the work is due to the increasing interest of researchers in the possibilities of applied methods of computational linguistics in the study of the quantitative component of texts. Frequency lists in the original and translated texts are compiled, parts-of-speech analysis of text corpora is performed, as well as calculation of lexical diversity, and of lexical density. A comparative analysis of translations of twenty verbs of sensory perception and mental activity is carried out. The research is based on the originals of Chekhov's short stories and two versions of their translation into English, made by the British translator K. Garnett and the American translators R. Peaver and L. Volokhonskaya. The study was conducted on the basis of the NLTK libraries written in the Python programming language. The results obtained using statistical methods may differ depending on the size of the studied text corpora, as well as on the structural features of the Russian and English languages. It is concluded that the translations of R. Peaver and L. Volokhonskaya surpass the translations of K. Garnett in quantitative terms. An in-depth linguistic and translation analysis revealed that K. Garnett uses much more diverse translation techniques and strategies, which makes it possible to more accurately convey the shades of meaning of the original text into another language. The research results can be used to further develop corpus and statistical research of originals and translations of literary texts.
Keywords: literary text, translation, statistical method, quantitative analysis, text corpus, A. Chekhov, lexical diversity, frequency lists, lexical density, lemma
Syntax
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Shi, L. (2025). Cognitive Intentions in Dialogue: How Expressive Syntax Conveys Opinion, Argument, and Supposition in G. Yakhina's Novel "Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 65–75. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76205
Abstract: This study investigates the role of expressive syntactic constructions (ESCs) in conveying cognitive intentions (opinion, argument, supposition) in literary texts. Using Guzel Yakhina's novel «Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes» as primary material, the research analyzes the functional capabilities of specific syntactic devices including parcellation, repetition, rhetorical questions and exclamations, aposiopesis, ellipsis, inversion, and other constructions that shape the pragmatic dimension of character utterances. The analysis demonstrates that parcellation enhances emotional emphasis and renders character speech more dynamic and expressive; repetition underscores speaker persistence and conviction; while ellipsis creates effects of implication, uncertainty, or internal tension. Rhetorical questions and exclamations enable characters to express subjective attitudes toward events, whereas inversion structures utterances to foreground key informational elements. Collectively, these devices not only transmit characters' cognitive states but also model their interpersonal interactions, reveal social status and psychological traits, thereby constructing comprehensive representations of their inner worlds and emotional experiences. The methodological framework is grounded in a cognitive-pragmatic approach, which treats expressive syntactic constructions as means of expressing intentionality. The scientific novelty lies in systematically correlating syntactic tools with types of cognitive intentions, revealing consistent patterns between utterance structure and intentional content, while facilitating identification of distinctive character speech types. Findings indicate that expressive syntax serves to verbalize cognitive and emotional states, enhances textual expressiveness, models characters' inner worlds, and reveals their psychological portraits. The practical significance encompasses applications in literary analysis, psycholinguistic research, and teaching literary interpretation. Study limitations acknowledge the single-text basis of conclusions, which may reflect genre and stylistic specificities. Nevertheless, the proposed approach opens new perspectives for analyzing literary discourse through the dual lens of syntactic expressivity and cognitive intentions.
Keywords: argument, dialogic discourse, cognitive intentions, opinion, supposition, verbal influence, expressive syntax, cognitive syntax, intentionality, literary dialogue
Literary criticism
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Vlasova, Y.E., Vavichkina, T.A. (2025). Elements of Magical Realism in Mahmoud al-Rahbi's Novel "The Way of the Bewitched". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 76–85. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76384
Abstract: This research examines the artistic method of Omani writer Mahmoud al-Rahbi, using the novel "The Way of Bewitched" as a case study. The article reveals characteristics of magical realism as a means of expressing the Omani writer's ideas. Elements of this movement are described: folkloric inclusions, retrocausality, demonic creatures, and other details. His writing style is analyzed, and his creative method is defined. Magical realism helps to view the world around us from unexpected angles, enriching reality with folkloric details. This broad perspective allows the writer to philosophically generalize about the processes unfolding in life. The use of internal monologues and dreams allows for a deeper understanding of the characters' personalities. The novel weaves together several plot lines, united by the image of a girl who falls into a lethargic sleep and is suddenly resurrected. The study was conducted using historical-literary, comparative, and hermeneutic methods, employing general scientific methods of observation and description, analysis and synthesis, and others. It is concluded that magical realism, through the intersection of various timelines and new methods of generalization, allows Mahmud al-Rahbi not only to engage the reader with an oriental flavor but also to truthfully and vividly depict life in the Sultanate of Oman. Fairytale, mystical, and fantastical elements transform the everyday life of an Omani village, infusing it with surreal undertones. Al-Rahbi's magical realism avoids dogma and ideologicalization of social life, but rather a legend played out by real characters. The scent of incense, sorcerers, a resurrected bride, and other fairytale details are embedded in traditional everyday life, synthesized with polyphony, and adapted to contemporary ideological and artistic demands. The relevance and scientific novelty of this study are due to the fact that the work of this writer is little known outside the Arab world.
Keywords: Sultanate of Oman, Arabic literature, modern novel, Mahmud al-Rahbi, The Way of the Bewitched, magical realism, polystadial features, Eastern mythology, Arabic folklore, Islamic demonology
Literary criticism
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Prodanik, N. (2025). "The Queen of Spades" by A.S. Pushkin as a polygenre text: chronotope, narration and worldview of the author. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 86–93. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.75442
Abstract: The subject of the research in the article is the chronotopic coordinates of the inner world of the story "The Queen of Spades" (1833) by A.S. Pushkin: the St. Petersburg "long winter night", the "locked door" and the numerical symbolism of time. All of them have previously been mentioned by domestic and foreign researchers of the text, but have not been analyzed in detail. In the present article, the specified chronotopic elements are considered systematically for the first time and studied in the context of Pushkin's work of the 1830s. In addition, the article focuses on the narrative organization of the text: the analysis revealed the specifics of the author's use of the lexemes "to seem" and "to appear" in the narrative fabric of the work. With the help of these lexemes, the author recreated the boundary spatio-temporal coordinates of the artistic world of "The Queen of Spades". The purpose of the study is to determine the chronotopic elements related to different genre models: a novella/non-fantastic story or a fairy tale/fantastic story; to understand the principles of interaction of genre elements and to comprehend the author's sense of life, which determined such a complex nature of the text. In this regard, a set of methods was used as an analytical tool: elements of genre and narrative analysis are in demand. As a result of the conducted research, it is concluded that the polygenre nature of "The Queen of Spades" is formed by the synthesis of genre elements and their controversy: in the inner world of a work of art, the fairy-tale chronotope "explodes" the everyday flow of life, and the everyday narrative narration slows down the energy of the fantastic and the fairy-tale. The polygenre nature of the text initiates an understanding of the chronotopic details of the work from several semantic angles simultaneously. At the same time, the narrator's point of view is a vital counterpoint, often expressed by the lexemes "it seemed" and "it appeared"; this narrative counterpoint is devoid of dogmatic omniscience, since the author is open to the entire diversity of Life. The results of the conducted research can be used for the lecture courses devoted to the study of the works of A.S. Pushkin and Russian prose of the 19th century.
Keywords: A. S. Pushkin, Pushkin's works, The Queen of Spades, genre, polygeneric nature of the text, generic synthesis, generic contoversy, chronotope, narrative structurte of the text, harmony
Literary criticism
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Kornienko, S.Y. (2025). Crying as a Dance in the "After Russia" book : On the Addressee of Marina Tsvetaeva's Poem "A Gypsy's Lament for Count Zubov". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 94–107. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76436
Abstract: This article examines the question of the addressee of M. I. Tsvetaeva's poem "A Gypsy Woman's Lament for Count Zubov", included in her poetry collection After Russia. New archival material is brought into consideration, and the poetics of the work are analyzed. The avant-garde nature of Tsvetaeva's text is revealed in the collage-like fragmentation of poetic imagery, linguistic play, and its proximity, at the level of poetics, to her experiments with Futurism and Constructivism, Biographical research aimed at identifying the prototype of Count Zubov has shown that this figure is a composite one, combining features of several historical personalities: from a diverse gallery of Zubovs, most of whom were associated with military service, to Count F. Tolstoy the American, who was once saved by a Gypsy woman. All these characters share the adventurous and aristocratic traits that attracted Tsvetaeva. Tsvetaeva's creative laboratory, as represented by her draft notebook, reveals the connection between the imagery of the poem and a nearby draft letter to B. L. Pasternak, which have been noted by leading critics (V. Bulich, D. Svyatopolk-Mirsky, Vl. Khodasevich, G. Adamovich). To solve the tasks, a combination of textual and historical-literary analysis methods is used. A week before composing the poem, Tsvetaeva sent Pasternak a personal letter in which she articulated a complex of her authorial phobias and reflected on her creative influences, focusing on a number of poems in the book Themes and Variations that he had given her. This book included Pasternak's "Pushkin-esque" poems ("Cloud. Stars. And from the Side...", "So They Begin. When I Was About Two..."), which contained references to the poem "Gypsies". The image of a lamppost serves as a marker linking Count Zubov to Pasternak; it is no coincidence that this detail appears in both the poem and Tsvetaeva's letter. "The Gypsy Woman's Lament for Count Zubov" can be thus classified as an example of addressed lyric poetry. Using a short dissolve, Tsvetaeva creates a dual image of the recipient of the Gypsy woman's frenzied dance (lament): explicitly, the notional Count Zubov, and implicitly, Boris Pasternak, who announced his departure for Soviet Russia.
Keywords: Marina Tsvetayeva, Boris Pasternak, Gypsy myth, addressed lyric poetry, poetics of the avant-garde, textual criticism of the twentieth century, modernism, After Russia, Themes and variations, Personal myth
Literary criticism
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Fedorova, I.S., Popova, M.P. (2025). The story of Vasily Yakovlev "The Larch That Aged with Me": the structure of the monomyth. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 108–119. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76403
Abstract: The subject of the article is the narrative organization of the story by the famous Yakut writer Vasily Vasilievich Yakovlev "Kyttа kyrd'ybyt t өңkэ tiit" ("The Larch That Has Aged with Me"), which has a mythological basis. The myth serves as a starting point for creating original works that reflect not only universal human experience but also the unique vision of the world by a specific author. In studies addressing the interaction of mythology and literature among the peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East, conducted by literary scholars such as V.T. Petrov, N.N. Toburokov, V.B. Okorokova, A.N. Myreeva, P.V. Sivtseva-Maximova, N.V. Pokatilova, V.G. Semyonova, L.N. Romanova, and others, the source of the emergence and formation of literary tradition is identified as their oral folk creativity and mythology. A comparative analysis of the mythological allusions presented in the story is conducted in the context of the universal model of the monomyth established by American researcher Joseph Campbell. He proposed a psychoanalytic theory of monomyth— a single plot structure common to many mythological narratives, resulting from his work in comparative mythology. The novelty of this article lies in the fact that it first explores the universal aspects of the monomyth in Yakovlev's story "Kyttа kyrd'ybyt t өңkэ tiit" ("The Larch That Has Aged with Me"). In conclusion, we have come to the conclusion that the distinctive narrative and thematic foundation of the work serves as evidence of the author's myth-making character, reflecting the realities of the time and the culture of the people. The conducted research allows for the notion that the path of the old man Mikipper, the archetypal hero of the story "The Larch That Has Aged with Me" by Vasily Yakovlev, is a metaphor for the path of ancestors who inhabited the harsh land of eternal permafrost. This path, accompanied by overcoming difficulties, is reflected in the image of the majestic larch—a symbol of resilience and life force, which has sent deep roots into the eternal permafrost. The larch, aged alongside Mikipper, becomes not only a witness to his personal story but also an embodiment of the collective memory of the people, preserving memories of the struggle for survival and adaptation to harsh conditions.
Keywords: mythology, archetype, monomyth, monomyth structure, mythological plot, mythologeme, hero's journey, initiation, rites of passage, neomyth
Literary criticism
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Porinets, Y.Y., Vysotskaya , D.D. (2025). The motif of love in G.K.Chesterton's novels. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 120–130. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76469
Abstract: This article examines the motif of love in the novels of G. K. Chesterton, which constitutes a central theme in his oeuvre. The study explores the connections between the love motif and other key motifs in his work, such as the journey, carnival, wonder, and the apocalyptic. The primary focus is on the portrayal of love between a man and a woman in the writer's novels. The research is based on an analysis of Chesterton's novels from different periods, including his early novel Basil Howe. Particular attention is given to the motif of love in the novel "The Return of Don Quixote". The analysis also draws upon the writer's treatises and essays.The article examines the depictions of lovers who are united in Chesterton's novels on the principle of opposition and complementarity. For the English writer, the pinnacle of love is marriage, which represents a synthesis of the earthly and the heavenly. The methodological framework of this study is the comparative method. The results of the comparative analysis of literary texts indicate that the motif of love remains unchanged, preserving a unified semantic paradigm throughout Chesterton's creative career. This study represents the first dedicated examination of the love motif in Chesterton's novels in both Russian and international literary scholarship. Special emphasis is placed on identifying the connections between the concept of love in the English writer's works and its portrayal in early German Romanticism. It is revealed that, drawing on the Romantic tradition, Chesterton depicts love in an idealized light as a synthesis of distinct personalities. In this union, the individuals not only preserve their individuality and freedom but also discover their true essence.
Keywords: novel, Romanticism, love, motif, the Other, idealization, character, personality, apocalyptic motifs, marriage
Сommunications
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Guo, z. (2025). Research on Foreign Communication by China Media Group: Narrative Practices and Global Expansion. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 131–142. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76504
Abstract: The goals and subject of the research in this article are to study how China Media Group (CMG) achieves discourse expansion in the global media sphere. This research attempts to propose an explanatory analytical model, namely the "Three-Level Model of the Communication Mechanism of State Media Abroad + Triple Path of Discourse Expansion," which includes a "feedback loop" to form a theoretical closed chain. The article not only analyzes the methods of constructing CMG's discourse through institutional, operational, and platform mechanisms but also examines how the discourse reaches expansion through geographical, cognitive, and structural paths. Furthermore, it evaluates the limitations and tensions arising from feedback deficiencies and offers recommendations for future development. To conduct an in-depth analysis of the external communication mechanisms of China Media Group, this work employs a combined methodology, including literature review, discourse analysis, comparison of multilingual content, and case studies. The study is conducted in three interrelated dimensions: institutional frameworks, operational practices, and platform strategies. The innovativeness of this research lies in the construction of the "Three-Level Model of the International Communication Mechanism of China's State Media," unifying institutional factors, content production, and platform expansion into a single analytical structure. This allows for addressing the shortcomings of fragmented and one-dimensional analysis typical of existing studies. The results of the research show that China Media Group (CMG) effectively enhances the international recognition of the country's image through a unified system of narratives, multilingual information dissemination, and visual symbolism. However, it faces structural problems, including trust barriers, contextual differences, and insufficient feedback. In the future, China's external communication must shift from one-way information dissemination to discussed communication. This requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders, localized expression, and institutionalized interaction to facilitate genuine transformation of the cognitive representations of the global audience.
Keywords: Discursive power, soft power, digital platforms, international communication, competition of discourses, feedback, multilingual communication, intergovernmental relations, media platforms, intercultural communication
Translation
Reference:
Ayusheeva, N.G., Manelova, A. (2025). Heroes and Villains: Binary Oppositions in the Novel "Sisters from the North" by Contemporary Chinese Writer Sheng Keyi. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 143–150. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76512
Abstract: The research demonstrates a clear system of binary oppositions in the novel, which undergoes both sequential and chaotic changes against the backdrop of rapidly changing China. It has been identified that the physicality of the heroines becomes a commodity in the context of market relations; state institutions are transformed into instruments of biopower; characters develop tactics for pragmatic survival. The subject of the study is the system of binary oppositions as a key narrative and semiotic tool in the novel by contemporary Chinese writer Sheng Keyi, "Sisters from the North." By employing a comprehensive analysis of the system of binary oppositions in the novel, the study aims to reveal their roles in the representation of fundamental conflicts (conflicts between tradition and modernization, collective and individual, rural and urban ways of life) in the culture and society of China during the reform era. Research methods: The foundation is a synthesis of the structural semiotic approach of Yu. M. Lotman, which relies on the concept of the semiosphere and boundary, as well as narratological analysis, which allows for the identification of basic oppositions (female/male, own/alien, village/city) and tracking their dynamic transformation within the artistic text. The scientific novelty lies in the complex application of Yu. M. Lotman’s semiotic theory, which reveals the specifics of sociocultural conflicts that are resolved not by the logic of the victory of good over evil, but by establishing a dynamic and, at the same time, fragile balance between people. The conducted research has shown that the initial system of binary oppositions is blurred and subjected to complete deconstruction. Physicality becomes a commodity, law is a source of lawlessness, and medical assistance is an instrument of violence (institutional conflict). As a result, the heroines develop a contradictory worldview formed under the pressure of experienced upheavals (existential conflict). Women cease to be passive victims; they employ flexible strategies for daily survival to navigate within a hostile system. The "sisters" try to use its rules to their advantage, even if this comes at the cost of moral compromises. Their victory lies not in changing the system but in the ability to exist within it while preserving the remnants of their dignity.
Keywords: modern Chinese novel, Sheng Keyi, binary oppositions, semiotics, character, traditionalism, realism, China, gender roles, ethnopsychology
Didactics
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Mashoshina, V.S. (2025). Ideas in context: the experience of using conceptual analysis while teaching reading skills in a foreign language. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 151–158. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76435
Abstract: The article is dedicated to the analysis of the application of the method of conceptual analysis in the process of teaching reading in foreign language classes. Special attention is paid to the experience of linguistic and cultural studies in the practice of teaching English as a productive strategy aimed at helping learners master culture through the understanding of national and cultural concepts embodied in literary texts. The subject of this study is the process of forming lexical and linguistic cultural competencies of learners based on the method of conceptual analysis. The aim of the work is to reveal the linguistic and didactic potential of using linguistic research methods in teaching reading in English classes. The solution to the linguistic and didactic tasks of the research is based on methodological principles of communicative orientation, authenticity (relying on authentic text samples), and sociocultural conditioning. The methodology of the research employs a comprehensive approach that includes methods of analysis and synthesis of theoretical material, as well as conceptual and contextual text analysis. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it analyzes for the first time the linguistic and didactic potential of the concept of LAW in the context of teaching foreign language reading using the novels of Jeffrey Archer, "First Among Equals" (1984) and "Shall We Tell the President?" (1977). In conclusion, it is emphasized that the introduction of the findings and methods of cognitive linguistics in general, and conceptual analysis in particular, into the theory and practice of foreign language teaching, where the concept is viewed as a universal unit of knowledge formation, is a productive linguistic didactic strategy, and the methods of language modeling of concepts used in this work can be successfully transferred to other textual materials in foreign language teaching contexts.
Keywords: teaching reading, English language, J. Archer, conceptual analysis, concept of LAW, linguodidactics, lexical competence, linguocultural competence, text interpretation, intercultural interaction
Translation
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Morozkina , E.A., Ishakova, E.V., Yangirova, G.V. (2025). Actualization of recursion as a type of linguistic anomaly in the translation of literary texts (based on the original and translation of J. Barnes' novel "Flaubert's Parrot"). Philology: scientific researches, 10, 159–164. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76487
Abstract: This article is devoted to the study of recursion as a type of linguistic anomaly and the analysis of ways to convey it in the meaning and structure of a literary text. Recursion is considered a structural device that creates an effect of cyclicity, repetition, and self-similarity in the text. Based on the original text by English writer Julian Barnes, "Flaubert's Parrot" (1984), and its Russian translation by A. Borisenko and V. Son'kin (2017), recursive structures are examined on several levels: plot, lexical-semantic, and metatextual. It is argued that in Barnes’s texts, recursion is not a stylistic flaw but a key element that serves to reveal plot meanings. Examples from the original text and its translations into Russian demonstrate how recursion, embodied in the "stringing" of syntactic constructions upon one another, in lexical repetitions, and in the cyclical organization of the narrative, can be actualized in translation. The aim of the work is to identify recursive structures based on a comparative analysis of the original and the Russian translation, in conjunction with a translational analysis of the literary text and a descriptive method. The novelty of the research lies in the comprehensive analysis of recursion as a translational problem. Based on the conducted study, the authors conclude that a successful translation of such anomalies requires the translator not to perform a literal translation but to search for equivalents capable of conveying the complex artistic effect embedded in the text by the author. The significance of the work lies in deepening the understanding of recursion as an important element of the artistic fabric of postmodernist text, significantly enriching the meanings of episodes and sometimes transforming their semantic content. The results of the comparative study allow for a more complete disclosure of the meanings of the original text in order to improve the quality of translation. The main conclusions can be applied in practical translation courses and in courses on literary translation.
Keywords: literary text, translation, recursion, linguistic anomaly, intertextuality, Julian Barnes, repetition, text structure, metatext, postmodernism
Linguistics
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Bryleva, R.F. (2025). Comparative analysis of proverbs with a phytonym component (based on the French and Uzbek languages). Philology: scientific researches, 10, 165–172. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76278
Abstract: The article is devoted to a comparative study of proverbs with a phytonym component in differently structured languages (using the example of the French and Uzbek languages). The purpose of the research is to study the manifestation of phytonymic components in proverbs based on the French and Uzbek languages as well as to systematize and analyze how phytonyms in proverbs reflect the worldview and life values of the two peoples. Lexicographic and electronic resources (phraseological dictionaries, Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales, National corpus of the Uzbek language) served as the material for the study in order to identify conceptual images of phytonymic components in proverbs. The analysis uses the comparative method, the corpus analysis method, the continuous sampling method as well as the cognitive analysis. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that during the comparative analysis it was found that the phytonymic components in the proverbs of two different languages can be represented through conceptual images. The research identified the following groups of images in each language: image of a flower, image of a tree, image of a fruit, image of a grass, image of cereals, image of a vegetable. Having studied proverbs with a phytonym component we came to the conclusion that the formation of proverbs depends on intra- and extralinguistic factors, for example, the lifestyle of a people, their traditions and customs, mentality, attitude to the plant world as well as the importance of a particular plant for native speakers. Despite the cultural-specific features, phytonymic components in proverbs of two different languages play a common role - they convey deep philosophical ideas related to moral choice, fate, and human interaction with the environmental world.
Keywords: phytonym, conceptual image, proverbs, comparative analysis, image of a flower, image of a tree, image of a fruit, image of a grass, image of cereals, image of a vegetable
Linguistics
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Yakovleva, E.V. (2025). Americanisms in L. Padura's novel "Goodbye, Hemingway!". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 173–183. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76320
Abstract: The subject of this study is the diatopic and diastratic characteristics of lexical Americanisms functioning in the contemporary Cuban variant of the Spanish language. The object of analysis is the Americanisms documented in the novel by the contemporary Cuban writer L. Padura. The aim of the work is to identify the diatopic and diastratic characteristics of lexical Americanisms to determine their significance for the variability of the Spanish language. The detective novel "Goodbye, Hemingway" has received numerous awards, has been reissued several times, and has been selected for reading and study by students of Spanish at the University of Salamanca, as well as by the Edinumen publishing house and the Cervantes Institute as a benchmark of contemporary Latin American literature. Comments prepared by a group of specialists from the University of Salamanca provide information for a better understanding of the semantics and style of a number of Americanisms. To achieve this goal, an analysis of L. Padura's novel "Goodbye, Hemingway" was conducted using a continuous sampling method, as well as descriptive and classificatory methods. As a result, a corpus of Americanisms used in the novel was compiled, which were then analyzed. An important aspect was the analysis of selected Americanisms using the Dictionary of Americanisms to identify diatopic characteristics. The following conclusions were drawn from the conducted research. The concept of ‘Americanism’ represents an important part of the theory of variability, which currently distinguishes different types, the most important of which are diatopic and diastratic. L. Padura achieves the inclusion of his novel in the general Latin American context by using the entire palette of lexical Americanisms, ranging from vocabulary typical for most countries to Americanisms characteristic of specific regions, and ending with vocabulary that functions only in Cuba. The diatopic characteristics of Americanisms allow for an understanding of the intensity of the spread of lexical Americanisms. The diastratic variability of Americanisms reflects the main themes of the novel at different stylistic levels: from neutral, related to the description of the city and sports facilities, to the lowest levels, allowing readers to imagine the speech of marginal elements connected with the detective's main mystery. To date, no studies have been conducted on the linguistic features of L. Padura's novels. Verbs such as botar, agarrar unas curdas, estar salao allow for a glimpse into the differing functionalities of Americanisms in Cuba. Diatopic characteristics provide a new perspective on the contradictions of the zonal division of Latin America.
Keywords: Americanism, lexical Americanism, variability of the Spanish language, diatopic variability, diastratic variability, L. Padura, Cuban dysphemism, Cuban detective, Spanish language, national variant
Translation
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Shashkova, V.N. (2025). The question of differentiating the functional analogues serving as a nomination means for uchastkoviy upolnomochenniy in the English language. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 184–195. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76477
Abstract: The article examines the translation options for a Russian specific legal reality – uchastkoviy upolnomochenniy – and identifies the grounds for recognizing the option «a community police officer» as an optimal functional analogue. The purpose of the study is to determine the most adequate functional analogue of the term «uchastkoviy upolnomochenniy» in English. The object of the research is the institute of the community police officer in the Russian Federation and potential functional analogues of the verbalization of this concept in English. The subject of the study is the lexico-semantic and functional characteristics of five English terms – a divisional inspector, a precinct officer, a beat officer, a community police officer, and a local police officer – in comparison with the key features of the Russian concept of «uchastkoviy upolnomochenniy» of the police. The methodological basis of the study consists of lexicographic analysis applied to dictionary definitions, component analysis, functional and comparative analysis, statistical analysis of the frequency of use of the identified analogues. The study showed that there is no direct equivalent to the Russian term «uchastkoviy upolnomochenniy» in English, however, the terms «a beat officer» and «a community police officer» demonstrate the greatest functional similarity. The choice of a specific term in translation should be determined by the context, geographical region, and communicative purpose. Taking into account current trends in law enforcement activities focused on interaction with the community, the most appropriate analogue is a community police officer. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the systematic comparison of the institutional role of the Russian community police officer with English-speaking police positions based on the identified set of functional features. The results can be used in the preparation of official translations of regulatory, informational and diplomatic documents related to law enforcement activities, as well as in the educational process of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia to accurately transfer the role functions of Russian police officers when interacting with foreign colleagues.
Keywords: functional analogue, lexical-semantic variant, terminological system, reference zone, semantic feature, integral semantic feature, differential semantic feature, complex nominative unit, component analysis, denotative matrix
Linguoculturology
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Pak, L.E. (2025). Linguoaxiological aspects of sports internet discourse (based on the example of sports online media in Russia and the USA). Philology: scientific researches, 10, 196–209. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.75580
Abstract: This study is devoted to the comparative examination of the linguoaxiology of sports internet discourse in Russia and the USA. The aim of the research is to compare the linguoaxiological features of sports internet discourse within a linguocultural paradigm. The object of the study is the discourse of sports electronic media in Russian and American linguocultures. The subject is the linguoaxiological aspect of sports internet discourse in the linguocultures of Russia and the USA. The relevance of the research lies in the fact that the methodology of comparative linguoaxiological study of discourse corresponds to the current level of development of modern linguistics. As a promising scientific direction, linguoaxiology focuses on studying the value system represented in language and its role in meaning formation. Moreover, sports discourse serves as a relevant sphere of mass communication, influencing the target audience and shaping public opinion through the transmission of value orientations. Internet media, as a key channel for disseminating sports information, provides the opportunity to explore current cultural and social trends. The main methods of this work are the linguoaxiological method, comparative discourse analysis, as well as methods of statistical data processing. The novelty of this study lies in the application of an interdisciplinary combination of linguoaxiological and linguocultural approaches for the analysis of media texts in the sports digital environment. Four most significant parameters of the linguistic representation of axiological dominants in sports internet discourse are identified: evaluative saturation, evaluation polarity, target impact of evaluation, and ideological marking of evaluation. The Russian sports internet discourse is characterized by an inclination to interpret events in a socially significant context. American media texts reflect an emphasis on emotional involvement of the reader, highlighting values of individualism, spectacle, and expressiveness. Russian sports electronic media are oriented towards a dialectical perception of reality, while American sports internet discourse is characterized by a unidimensional presentation of evaluation. For the Russian linguoculture, values of collective identity and national unity are important, with significance being attributed to a specific event for the entire society. The American linguoculture is characterized by attention to values of competitiveness, individual responsibility, and self-improvement. Russian culture highlights the collective, nationally significant dimension of sports, while the American tradition is focused on individual successes and belonging to a specific group.
Keywords: linguistic axiology, linguo-axiological analysis, values, evaluativity, axiological parameter, axiological dominant, media text, linguoculture, sports discourse, sports internet discourse
Linguoculturology
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Zinovjeva, M. (2025). Semantics and Pragmatics of Expressing Anxiety and Concern in Russian and English: Linguacultural Approach. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 210–227. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76313
Abstract: The article explores the semantics and pragmatics of expressing anxiety and concern in Russian and English film dialogues from a linguacultural perspective. Emotions such as worry and care are viewed not as spontaneous reactions but as culturally patterned communicative acts shaped by norms of politeness and emotional display. Drawing on examples from Russian and English films produced between the 1990s and the 2020s, the study identifies and compares the lexical, idiomatic, and pragmatic means used to express anxiety and concern. The analysis reveals that Russian discourse is characterized by emotional openness, hyperbolic idioms, and a strong orientation toward solidarity and sincerity, whereas English discourse favors restraint, conventionalized politeness formulas, and mitigation strategies reflecting autonomy and self-control. Despite these differences, both languages fulfill the same universal communicative functions of empathy and reassurance. The findings contribute to cross-cultural pragmatics, translation studies, and foreign language pedagogy by emphasizing the importance of linguacultural awareness in interpreting emotional speech acts. The aim of the present research is to identify and compare the linguistic and pragmatic means used to express anxiety and concern in Russian and English film dialogues. The object of the study is the verbal communication of emotional states in cinematic discourse, while the subject is the system of linguistic markers and pragmatic strategies that convey worry and concern in Russian and English. The hypothesis of the research is that the expression of these emotions reflects the broader cultural models of politeness and emotional regulation characteristic of each language community: Russian speakers tend to verbalize concern directly and emotionally, whereas English speakers often employ mitigated or conventionalized forms of expression.
Keywords: linguacultural pragmatics, emotion expression, anxiety, inter-cultural communication, film dialogue, emotional expression, politeness, empathy, cinematic discourse, concern
Сommunications
Reference:
Jiang, S. (2025). A Narrative Study on the Construction of China’s National Image by CGTN Russian in the Cross-Cultural Perspective. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 228–244. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76084
Abstract: This article examines the cross-cultural construction of China’s national image by the Russian-language channel CGTN in 2025. The research focuses on the channel’s narrative practices in covering three key events: Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia (May), Vladimir Putin’s visit to China (August–September), and the introduction of a mutual visa-free regime with cultural exchanges (throughout the year). Through the reproduction of historical memory, the discourse of strategic cooperation, and the everyday dimension of cultural exchange, CGTN constructs a multi-level trajectory of communication—ranging from macro-politics to diplomacy and the social sphere. Special attention is given to the interplay of “self-presentation” and “third voices,” which simultaneously strengthen China’s image as a “peaceful, reliable, and partner-oriented” state and enhance audience trust. Methodologically, the study applies content, framing, and comparative analysis to CGTN’s Russian-language materials (website, video, VK), with reference to the concepts of soft power, the “pseudo-environment,” and the 5W model. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the proposed multi-level model of CGTN’s external narrative: from macro-political symbolism (historical memory, rituals), through strategic diplomacy (equal partnership, multipolarity), to cultural and social proximity as a cumulative trajectory of reducing perceptual distance. The findings reveal that CGTN effectively employs agenda-setting and framing to reinforce the themes of “mutual benefit/peaceful development” and fosters trust through “third voices” (experts, citizen opinions). However, limitations include the dominance of the “news + commentary” format, a lack of cultural diversity, and weak interactivity on emerging platforms. The study recommends expanding multimodal storytelling (infographics, short vertical videos), increasing contemporary cultural content, and pursuing co-representation with local media partners and bloggers to ensure a transition from a singular “voice” toward sustainable cross-cultural resonance, thereby consolidating China’s image as a “reliable, peacefully developing partner.”
Keywords: National Image, CGTN Russian Channel, Cross-Cultural Communication, Narrative Strategy, Soft Power, China, Russia, China-Russia Relations, Discourse power, International journalism
Literary criticism
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Porinets, Y.Y. (2025). The image of romantic love in the works of P. G. Wodehouse. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 245–259. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76179
Abstract: This article examines the portrayal of romantic love in the works of P. G. Wodehouse, the preeminent English humorist of the 20th century. The concept of «romantic love» is considered through the lens of early German Romantic philosophy. By analyzing the works of F. Schelling, F. Schlegel, Novalis, as well as major scholarly studies on early German Romanticism, the article elucidates the Romantic concept of love. The image of romantic love in Wodehouse's oeuvre is analyzed using examples from different periods of the author's career, including early novels (Ruth in Exile, A Gentleman of Leisure), mature works (The Luck of the Bodkins), and later texts (French Leave, Money in the Bank). Particular attention is paid to the short story The Reverent Wooing of Archibald. The study employs the comparative method. Wodehouse's works are compared with texts by the early German Romantics and A. Tennyson, specifically his cycle Idylls of the King. Wodehouse's writing is also examined within the framework of Yu. N. Tynyanov's theory of parody. Drawing on existing scholarly literature, the article interprets the motif of chivalric love in Wodehouse's work. This study is the first in both Russian and international literary scholarship to focus specifically on the image of romantic love in his writing. While previous researchers have traditionally emphasized the comic aspects of love in Wodehouse's works, this article argues that irony and parody function not to diminish the concept of romantic love, but to reveal and revitalize it. This leads to the conclusion that the portrayal of love created by Wodehouse is unique in 20th-century literature. The findings of this research provide grounds for a partial reconsideration of the established view of Wodehouse's place in the 20th-century literary process and may be utilized in courses on the history of English literature.
Keywords: novel, short story, romantic love, Romanticism, image, parody, idyll, allusion, irony, humor
Literary criticism
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Xu, Y., Zhang, Y., Kovalenko , A.G. (2025). The linguistic aspect of conflict in Dina Rubina's Prose: an analysis of lexical and semantic features. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 260–277. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76027
Abstract: The study "The linguistic aspect of conflict in Dina Rubina's prose: an analysis of lexical and semantic features" is an attempt to analyze the linguistic and semantic aspects of conflict in the works of the popular contemporary writer Dina Rubina. A study of this issue may shed light on how the author uses linguistic means to convey conflicts between characters, social contradictions, or inner mental struggles. The analysis of lexical and semantic features can help identify the specifics of the language that the writer uses to create an atmosphere of tension, drama or emotional saturation. Such a study can also be useful for literary critics, philologists, cultural scientists and anyone interested in language and literature. Understanding how linguistic means can reflect and reinforce conflicts in literary works can help to better understand the essence of the text and the intensity of its emotional impact on the reader. The study is also relevant for literary scholarship and criticism, and may also offer new interesting insights into the work of this author. The practical significance of this research lies in the fact that it can help to better understand how language is used to express conflicts in literature. This knowledge can be useful for linguists, literary critics and critics who study the works of Dina Rubina or other authors. In addition, the research results can be used to develop methods for analyzing texts in order to identify and interpret lexical and semantic features, which can be useful when studying other works. The purpose of the work is to consider the linguistic aspect of conflict in Dina Rubina's prose: the analysis of lexical and semantic features. The following tasks follow from the set goal: - to consider the concept of linguistic specificity of a literary text; - to study the artistic and linguistic originality of D. Rubina's texts; - to explore the lexical features of Dina Rubina's idiosyncrasy based on the collections of short stories "Bonjorno, Comandante!" and "Babylonian district of a Dimensionless City"; - to study the stylistic functions of verb forms in the stories of Dina Rubina. The purpose defined the methods of work: descriptive and analytical (analysis of literature on the research topic), continuous sampling (when collecting factual material), as well as the classification method.
Keywords: Dina Rubina, linguistic aspect of conflict, lexical features, semantic features, idiolect, verb forms, artistic text, contemporary Russian prose, conflict, prose
Literary criticism
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Borunov, A.B. (2025). Supertext as a Literary Phenomenon of Modernity: Theoretical Justification. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 278–289. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.74935
Abstract: This article is dedicated to the development of the theory of super-large test prose formations (supertexts), characteristic of the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, as noted by a number of researchers. The subject of the study is a type of text ensemble that we define as a supertext. The concept of text and its essence are subjects of study in linguistics (text linguistics); however, in literary theory, there is some terminological chaos regarding the definition of the term "supertext" and its relationship with "supercycle" and "cycle," as mentioned above. It seems important to us to clarify the terminological apparatus of literary studies concerning the phenomenon of cyclization and its generated phenomenon—the supertext as a hyper-genre, which we will discuss in the article. In this work, the central term is "supertext" as a prose cycle; the aim of the study is to examine existing definitions of this concept and highlight essential features that distinguish what may initially seem like synonymous terminology, describing the principles of cyclization and the formation of large text formations in literary studies. The practical material consists of the novels of D. Rubina, E. Vodolazkin, A. Ivanov, M. Yelizаров, S. Lukyanenko, M. Semenova, A. Pehov, K. Demina, among others; "Gone with the Wind" and its related cycle; the cycle "The Vampire Diaries," "A Song of Ice and Fire," and their adaptations. The main methodology of the work includes the analysis of theoretical sources and their interpretation, scientific modeling, synthesis, and hermeneutic analysis of literary works. The article convincingly proves the existence in the modern cultural field of text formations that exceed the traditionally large form of the novel and/or epic novel, which we refer to as supertext. The result of the research is the clarification of the term supertext in literary theory, abstracting from the definitions proposed by linguists engaged in text linguistics. A key aspect is the proposal of an author's formulation of the term supertext within the framework of literary studies, which undoubtedly emphasizes the novelty and relevance of the work. The article describes the highlighted definitions of supertext, based on the processed textual material of contemporary works of domestic and foreign prose, and also proposes a basis for the classification of supertexts in modern literature while attempting to clarify the terminological apparatus of literary studies concerning related concepts: supertext, cycle, text ensemble.
Keywords: supertext, cyclicality, cycle, contemporary literature, text theory, literary theory, local text, textual ensemble, superidea, hypergenre
Literary criticism
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Porinets, Y.Y. (2025). The motif of Paradise Lost in the works of G. K. Chesterton. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 290–300. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.75681
Abstract: For the first time in both domestic and international literary studies, the motif of the lost paradise becomes the subject of an independent investigation within the context of G. K. Chesterton's works. In existing scholarly publications, this motif is mentioned only within the analysis of the garden imagery in the novel The Man Who Was Thursday, completed by E.V. Vasilyeva. Traditionally, researchers have focused not on the author's poetics but on the ideological aspects of his work. The motif of the lost paradise holds a significant place in Chesterton's oeuvre. The specific nature of its function in the English writer's works lies in the fact that the lost paradise is not irrevocably lost. Thus, the tragedy inherent in this motif within European literature is overcome by Chesterton, which emphasizes the uniqueness of his artistic world. The study employs the comparative method. It examines Chesterton's works pertaining to different genres and periods of the author's career. This article analyses the motif of the lost paradise in the works of G. K. Chesterton, one of the leading English writers of the twentieth century. The research encompasses a wide range of genres, including short stories, novels, treatises, and essays, and reveals the significance of this motif in the author's creative output. Particular attention is paid to the influence of Milton's poem Paradise Lost on Chesterton. The paper examines the specific features of the lost paradise motif's function in Chesterton's texts, as well as its interrelation with other motifs, such as miracle, freedom, love, the regained paradise, and idyllic and apocalyptic motifs. This research allows for a clarification of the specific features of Chesterton's poetics, particularly the motif structure of his novels and short stories, and serves to define the place of his work within the context of twentieth-century English literature.
Keywords: novel, short story, treatise, motif, essay, Paradise Lost, wonder, idyll, being, influence
Literary criticism
Reference:
Chen, K. (2025). Features of the comic in the stage directions of A. P. Chekhov's plays. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 301–308. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76034
Abstract: This study is dedicated to a comprehensive analysis of the functions and artistic specificities of stage directions in A.P. Chekhov's dramaturgy. The primary focus is on the role of stage directions as a tool for creating comic effects and expressing authorial irony. Drawing on the writer's key plays ("The Seagull," "Uncle Vanya," "The Cherry Orchard"), the research examines how Chekhov uses stage directions to reveal the contradiction between characters' illusions and objective reality. Special emphasis is placed on innovative techniques: the use of perfective past-tense verbs (e.g., "both smiled"), which create an effect of finality and doom; carnivalesque elements that transform tragic situations into comic ones; and non-stage directions addressed to the reader rather than the viewer. The study demonstrates how stage directions serve as a means of covert authorial commentary, combining the objectivity of a playwright with the subjectivity of a writer. The research employs comparative text analysis, an intertextual approach, and contextual examination of stage directions. Methods include detailed analysis of specific examples from the plays, as well as references to critical literature for interpreting authorial techniques. The scientific novelty of the study lies in its comprehensive approach to analyzing stage directions as a key means of expressing authorial irony and the comic in Chekhov's dramaturgy. For the first time, the use of past-tense verbs in stage directions is examined in detail, creating an effect of finality and emphasizing the characters' doomed nature. Additionally, the work reveals the connection between carnivalesque elements and genre definitions, demonstrating how Chekhov blends the comic with profound psychological depth.The conducted analysis confirms that stage directions in Chekhov's plays are not merely technical elements but also crucial tools for expressing the author's perspective. They reveal the author's irony toward the characters, highlighting the gap between their illusions and reality. In "Uncle Vanya," stage directions contribute to the characters' spiritual catharsis, while in "The Cherry Orchard," they enhance the carnivalesque laughter that masks the tragic situation. Thus, Chekhov's stage directions serve as a bridge between epic and dramatic forms, allowing the author to maintain objectivity while simultaneously expressing his attitude toward the characters.
Keywords: A.P. Chekhov, dramaturgy, stage direction, author’s opinion, comedy, comic, irony, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard
Literary criticism
Reference:
Glazkova, M.M. (2025). The toposes "house", "road" ("path"), and "garden" in M. A. Kuzmin's novels "The Adventures of Aimé Leboeuf" and "Sir John Fairfax's Journey through Turkey and Other Notable Countries". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 309–323. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.73261
Abstract: In this article, the subject of research are such toposes as "house", "road" ("path"), "garden", which are found in the novels of Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin. Two works by this author are taken as objects of analysis – the novels "The Adventures of Aimé Leboeuf" and "The Journey of Sir John Fairfax through Turkey and other notable countries." The purpose of the study is to identify the unique characteristics and functions of these toposes in the artistic spaces of M.A. Kuzmin's works. The author of the article outlines a range of tasks: to define the term topos, to identify its structural features, to substantiate the status of the spatial images under consideration within the framework of the topological concept, to determine the semantic content of the toposes "house", "road" ("path"), "garden", and also to determine their functions in the context of the works of M.A. Kuzmin.   The methodological tools consisted of structural-semiotic, mythological, and cultural-historical methods that made it possible to describe the structural and semantic features of the topoi "house", "road" ("path"), "garden", and their role at the real, perceptual, and conceptual levels of the artistic space. The novelty of the research lies in the use of a topological approach in the analysis of M.A. Kuzmin's works, with the condition of identifying the structure of each topos, establishing invariant-variant relationships between the elements of mental-semantic networks, and determining their functions. The study of novels in the aspect of typology reveals the specifics of the author's narrative, manifested in the depiction of life through a number of oppositions: oppositions of private and public space, family and social, recreation and work. These spaces, objectified in the studied toposes, form a complex system of relations, organize the integrity of the work; reveal the writer's concept, aspectual and subjective-modal features that form the writer's idiosyncrasy. The author of the article comes to the following conclusions. The theoretical basis of the study is the binary nature of the topos as a structural unit of the chronotope and a type of artistic image; the structure of the topos, which includes a network of loci and sub-loci; the change in the status of the lexeme (topos / locus) depending on the focus of its consideration. The toposes "house", "road" ("path"), and "garden" are the basic spatial images in the poetics of novels, representing the source of the most important archetypal myth-generating motifs for their plots, as well as the places where deep meanings unfold, perform the function of characterizing images, revealing a range of problems and the author's intention.
Keywords: archetypal topos, universal category, spatial images, mythologeme, topos structure, changing the status of a token, binary nature, cultural code, axiological values, topological approach
Literary criticism
Reference:
Pendel'skaya, E.A. (2025). The Poetics of the Unspoken: The Artistic World of Zinaida Katkova's Novel "The Addressee Has Left". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 324–334. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76229
Abstract: This article is devoted to a comprehensive literary analysis of the Russian-language novella "The Addressee Has Left" (1976) by Zinaida Fedorovna Katkova, a Mari bilingual writer of the second half of the 20th century, which is examined in the context of the phenomenon of "quiet prose" in Russian literature of the 1970s. The scientific novelty of this study lies in the first attempt to analyze this novella, which, like the rest of Katkova's Russian-language works, remains on the periphery of academic discourse. The purpose of this work is to identify and describe the holistic artistic system of the story, which is formed at the intersection of the classical traditions of Russian literature (I.S. Turgenev, A.P. Chekhov, etc.) and the poetics of Soviet "chamber" prose. The specific subject of research in this article is the poetics of the unsaid in the artistic system of the story "The Addressee Has Left." The methodological basis of this study is a synthesis of structural-semantic, historical-genetic, and comparative-typological analysis of literary texts that corresponds to the purpose of the work. The research proves that the dominant principles of the poetics of the unsaid in Zinaida Katkova's novel "The Addressee Has Left" are a retrospective composition that models the workings of a traumatized consciousness, a system of artistic images and details rich in symbolism, and the plot-forming role of subtext, which transforms silence into the main engine of conflict (the conflict unfolds not in the realm of eventful confrontations, but in the realm of unspokenness). It is noted that Zinaida Katkova's artistic world exists in an intensive, consciously constructed dialogue with the Russian classical tradition, which allows us to speak about deep-seated intertextuality as a crucial element of her poetics (the Turgenev paradigm, Chekhov's poetics, and the explicit archetypal elements derived from Russian literature). The article identifies the place of Zinaida Katkova's work in the literary process of her era and outlines some prospects for its further study. It is concluded that the story "The Address Has Been Removed" is a profound artistic exploration of the nature of human relationships, the fragility of mutual understanding, and ultimately, the possibility of redemption and forgiveness through the restoration of a broken connection, symbolized by a letter that finally finds its intended recipient.
Keywords: Mari Russian-language literature, Zinaida Katkova, quiet prose, artistic world, poetics of the inexpressible, artistic detail, subtext, retrospective composition, literary tradition, psychologism
Linguistics
Reference:
Babenko, A.S. (2025). Representation of the concept of the Far East in the novel by R. I. Fraerman "Wild Dog Dingo, or The Story of first Love". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 335–343. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.72595
Abstract: This article is devoted to the reconstruction of a fragment of the cognitive level of the linguistic personality of R. I. Fraerman, a Soviet writer, namely, the reconstruction of the concept of the Far East based on the material of the work "Wild Dog Dingo, or The Story of First Love". The subject of the study is the linguistic representation of a concept that is significant for the entire linguistic picture of the world by R. I. Fraerman. In modern linguistics, a number of definitions of the concept and approaches to its study, description and analysis coexist. In this article, the concept is understood as a mental representation of a person's knowledge of reality, carrying cultural information and finding its expression in various sign systems. This definition of the concept belongs to researchers in the field of conceptology O. A. Alexandrov and O. A. Andreeva.  The study is based on the methods and techniques of semantic and cognitive description of the concepts of Z. D. Popova and I. A. Sternin. In addition to the methods and techniques of semantic and cognitive description of concepts, the study uses a descriptive method, including methods of observation, comparison, classification, the method of component analysis and individual techniques of statistical analysis. The scientific novelty of the research is determined primarily by the choice as its subject of the description of the concept that makes up the individual linguistic picture of the world of R. I. Fraerman, whose work, including the linguistic aspect, is currently completely unexplored. The following conclusions were obtained during the study: 1) the concept of the Far East as an integral element of the entire linguistic picture of the writer's world is evaluative; 2) most of the nominations representing the concept name certain natural phenomena of the region (its flora, fauna, relief, climate) and features, phenomena of the life of the indigenous people (Nanai); 3) vocabulary included in the nominative the field is quite detailed and specific, which is due to the writer's personal acquaintance with the specified region (the Far East).
Keywords: R. I. Fraerman, The Wild Dog Dingo, The Far East, concept, cognitive science, the linguistic picture of the world, language personality, semantic and cognitive description of the concept, reconstruction, linguoculturology
Linguistics
Reference:
Ovsyannikov, D.Y., Varfolomeeva, Y.N. (2025). The role of stating speech types in travel texts. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 344–353. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76163
Abstract: This article is devoted to the study of the role of stating types of speech in travel texts. It has been revealed that a large number of descriptions of the landscape are inherent in travel reporting, as in it the author shares his personal thoughts and experiences from the trip. Description of the interior, portrait and description of the subject are more often found in travel essays and notes, as in them the author tries to convey not only the exterior of the building, but also the interior of the room, staff or interesting personalities. Description-characteristics are especially in demand in recommendations, as this genre is characterized by detailed descriptions of routes, localities, places to visit, costs, travel tips and reviews, since the texts of this genre contain deep author's reflections on events and vivid and memorable descriptions. The purpose of the work is to analyze the types of speech in correlation with the genre classification of travel texts. In the study, 107 travel texts from magazines and online platforms, such as Yandex, were analyzed using a descriptive method. Such as "Travel", "Around the world", "RUSSPASS" and others. The methodological basis for determining the ascertaining types of speech is the work of the O. A. Nechaeva linguistic school, which distinguishes the types of description (landscape, interior, portrait, subject, characteristic) and narration (specifically scenic, generically scenic, informational). A quantitative analysis of the distribution of speech types by genres of travel texts (travel essay, travel report, recommendation, review, note) was carried out. It was found that the genre of "review" is dominated by description (45%), and the genre of "recommendation" is dominated by narration (31%). In addition, the work revealed the peculiarities of using speech types. For example, a landscape description is typical for a travel report, a description of an interior, subject, and portrait is typical for a travel essay and a note, and a description-characteristic is more common in recommendations and reviews. Informational narration prevails in most travel texts, providing their informational function, while specific stage and generalized stage narratives convey the dynamics of events and the personal experience of the author. The research results can be applied in journalism and linguistics to develop techniques for creating and editing travel texts. For the first time, the study conducted a comprehensive analysis of the role of stating speech types in travel texts, including on the basis of a quantitative approach, which made it possible to identify their genre specifics and functional role. The study highlights the importance of combining textual and visual components to enhance the impact on the reader. Description and narration are integral and complementary components of travel texts that convey the atmosphere of travel and the author's personal experience. Their combination with visual elements such as travel photography enhances the perception of text, while maintaining the unique role of textual description in creating an emotional and aesthetic effect.
Keywords: travel text, genres, description, narration, types of speech, travel, landscape description, TT genres, description-characteristics, recommendation
Linguistics
Reference:
Sivtseva, N.A. (2025). Existential Constructions in Prose Text by P.A. Oyunsky: A Model of the Beginning of Existence, Events, and Actions. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 354–363. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76074
Abstract: The article is devoted to the existential constructions in the Yakut language using the prose works of P.A. Oyunsky, the founder of Yakut Soviet literature, the statesman and public figure, the scientist-linguist. The existential constructions in the Yakut language based on functional-semantic analysis are considered.The relevance of this article is substantiated by the application of modern approaches to the study of the Yakut language, which presuppose a holistic organization of universal semantic categories. The study is based on the proposition that the sentence as a basic syntactic unit, is reflected in a model that «combines the invariants of minimal structural schemes that ensure the completeness of the sentence and the generalized propositions associated with them» [10, pp. 64-76]. The structural diagram of the syntactic model of the beginning of existence in the Yakut language consists of a subject, an object and a predicate of the existential type, expressed by verbs of the initial phase of being, existence. The typical meaning of the model of the beginning of existence, event, action is «to begin (to start) one's existence, to appear (to appear), to become (to become) existing; to begin (to start) to carry out any actions, to be accomplished, to occur» [3, p. 367]. The method of continuous sampling in forming the material from lexicographic sources, the method of modeling, the method of glossing for the presentation of illustrative material are applied in the study. A new feature is the presentation of the model of the beginning of existence, event, action as a component of the functional-semantic field of being in the Yakut language based on the material of prose artistic texts by P.A. Oyunsky. Verbal means of expression denoting the beginning of existence, event, action in the aforementioned texts are determined. It has been revealed that one of the such means are the existential verbs teree ‛to give birth, to be born, to be born’, yeskee ‛to be born, to occur from something, to happen, to be from somewhere, to grow up somewhere’ and their derivative forms (participles and adverbial participles). Verbal means of expressing the beginning of an event or action in the prose texts by P.A. Oyunsky also include analytical constructions (adverbial participle ending in - an + auxiliary verb), formed with the help of the auxiliary verbs bar- (tonon bar- ʽto start to freezeʼ, buolan bar- ʽto start to beʼ), er- (suuyan er- ʽto start to washʼ). The models of the beginning of existence, event, and action, on which the existential constructions in the texts under consideration are based, have been established.
Keywords: functional grammar, category, beingness, semantics, function, model, construction, means of expression, verb, Yakut language
Linguistics
Reference:
Kudryashova, A.N., Manzheleevskaya , E.V. (2025). Comparative analysis of ellipsis functions in different functional styles of the English language. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 364–381. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.74458
Abstract: Ellipsis is a term for a number of linguistic phenomena when a sentence lacks a unit that would normally be obligatory, and it is nevertheless semantically reconstructed from the local syntactic or semantic context. Ellipsis phenomena are interesting from a linguistic point of view, since the meaning is still achieved despite the absence of an explicitly expressed unit. This leads to questions about how ellipsis is represented and how the interpretation of the omitted lexical material is reconstructed. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in ellipsis phenomena in theoretical linguistics, which has led to many new discoveries regarding individual ellipsis phenomena. The subject of the article is the functions of ellipsis in colloquial, official-business, fiction, journalistic and scientific texts. The aim of the work was to establish that ellipsis plays different roles in different functional styles.This article presents various phenomena related to ellipsis in English, in particular the mechanisms that control ellipsis in various styles. Conversational, formal-business, artistic, journalistic and scientific styles are considered. The aim of the work was to establish that the ellipsis performs a similar role in different functional styles. To achieve this goal, the methods of literary analysis, comparative analysis, the method of selecting examples, and contextual analysis were used. The results of the study showed that ellipsis is used with different frequencies in different styles, but the effect achieved with the help of this phenomenon is similar and represents an increase in the brevity and economy of speech. The results of this study can be used in linguistics, translation studies, and cultural studies. Scientific novelty consists in a systematic comparison of the functions of ellipsis in different styles. Ellipsis is used to achieve different goals, one of the most important ones is brevity and economy of linguistic means, which are manifested in all functional styles.
Keywords: ellipsis, linguistics, colloquial style, official business style, artistic style, journalistic style, scientific style, analysis, English language, function
Linguistics
Reference:
Zenedinova , S.N. (2025). The problem of interpreting modality in Russian and foreign linguistics. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 382–390. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76523
Abstract: The article presents a comprehensive theoretical overview of modality as a multifaceted linguistic phenomenon. Modality is considered as a means of expressing the speaker's attitude towards the content of the utterance, encompassing evaluations of reality, veracity, possibility, necessity, and desirability. The study synthesizes key interpretations of modality from both Russian and Western linguistic traditions, laying the groundwork for comparative analysis. The main focus is on the classification of modal meanings, including deontic, epistemic, dynamic, bulletin, and affective modalities. The object of research is the linguistic category of modality in language. The subject of the study includes specific classifications, means of expression, and interlanguage realizations of modality, with a particular emphasis on a comparative analysis of Russian, English, and German languages. Objectives: to systematize the theoretical foundations of modality based on the works of leading Russian and foreign linguists; to define and illustrate the main types of modal meanings; to identify and compare grammatical and lexical means of expressing modality in Russian, English, and German languages. The study employs a comparative-descriptive method, theoretical analysis and synthesis of existing linguistic literature, comparative analysis of linguistic data from Russian, English, and German languages, contextual and semantic analysis of utterance examples to illustrate modal meanings, and componential analysis to distinguish modality from other grammatical categories. The study concludes that modality is a crucial component of semantics and pragmatics, necessary for culturally sensitive communication. By comparing examples from English, German, and Russian languages, the article highlights the grammatical, lexical, and contextual strategies used in these languages and differentiates modality from related grammatical categories such as tense and aspect. The novelty of this research lies in its synthetic and comparative approach, which integrates various classification systems of domestic linguistics (for example, V. V. Vinogradov's subjective-objective modality, A. V. Bondarko's six meanings) with established typologies of Western linguistics (for example, categories proposed by linguists such as D. Crystal and R. T. Lakoff). By applying this unified structure to the analysis of three linguistically distinct languages (Russian, English, and German), the article offers a unified perspective on universal and linguistically specific features of modality.
Keywords: modality, objective modality, subjective modality, deontic modality, epistemic modality, dynamic modality, bulletin modality, affective modality, Russian linguistics, foreign linguistics
World literature
Reference:
Kondratova, T.I., Popova, A.V. (2025). The Problem of the Relationship between Faith and Religion in Ma Boyong's Novel "The Zoo at the End of the World". Philology: scientific researches, 10, 391–398. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76157
Abstract: The authors analyze the relationship between faith and religion in the novel "Zoo at the End of the World" by contemporary Chinese writer Ma Boyong. The study focuses on the poetics and thematic aspects of the work, focusing on the functions of fairytale and adventurous elements in constructing a plot based on the protagonist's journey to Inner Mongolia in the early 20th century to restore Christian churches destroyed during the Boxer Rebellion. The subject of the study: methods for formulating and addressing the spiritual and religious issues of Chinese society in the early 20th century. The aim of the study is to identify what narrative techniques based on the traditional fairytale narrative of travel were used to create the story, the functions of miraculous elements, and their connection to magical realism techniques, as well as to identify the specifics of the spiritual life of multi-confessional China during the difficult period of the collapse of its imperial history. The article demonstrates the work's place in the metamodern line of contemporary Chinese literature, employing the arsenal of techniques from previous postmodernist prose. At the same time, it not only raises serious issues of the relationship between faith and religion in China at the beginning of the 20th century but also evokes deep and sincere emotions toward the characters of the novel. Drawing on the events of the novel, the authors substantiate the idea that faith in goodness and supreme justice takes precedence over the formal demands of any given religion. The writer's idea is that at the core of any religion should lie sincere love for humanity and the world around us, the ability to forgive rather than punish, and the ability to live and work for one's faith and dreams. The author uses a comprehensive approach, including narrative analysis (fairytale journey motifs, adventurous elements), historical analysis (identification and interpretation of the historical moment reflected in the work), aesthetic and ethical analysis of the problematic, and a comparative-typological method for determining the synthesis of features of various literary movements. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the fact that for the first time, the problems of the relationship between faith and religion, reflected in Ma Boyong’s novel “The Zoo at the End of the World,” become the object of a special analysis in Russian Sinology: faith and spirituality in the context of the novel are considered not as synonyms for religiosity, but as its alternative. The problem of the relationship between faith and religion in Ma Boyong’s novel “The Zoo at the End of the World” becomes the center of attraction for all formal and semantic elements of the work, defining the general vector of movement of the author’s ideas of a complex metamodern text, combining elements of representation of traditional literary forms and the problems of choosing the true faith in the modern multireligious world.
Keywords: contemporary Chinese prose, metamodernist tendencies, Ma Boyong, Chinese novel, problems of faith, Chinese religions, polyreligious world, system of images, author's consciousness, moral issues
Linguistics
Reference:
Bal'zhinimaeva, B.D., Lavrent'eva, N.Z. (2025). Names of dishes and kitchen utensils for preparing koumiss and dairy vodka in Mongolian languages. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 399–411. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76245
Abstract: The subject of this study is the vocabulary used to designate kitchen utensils for preparing kumiss and milk vodka. The aim of the study is to identify the full vocabulary of utensils used to prepare kumiss and milk vodka among Mongolian-speaking peoples, representing the most ancient and ethnographically distinct layer of the nominative system. Language vocabulary reflects the cultural and historical characteristics of an ethnic group, conveying centuries-old traditions and lifestyles. Changes in vocabulary are associated with technological progress and social change; it serves as a kind of timeline, recording obsolete vocabulary and archaisms. The study was conducted using a continuous sampling method from language dictionaries, explanatory dictionaries, and dictionaries of traditional everyday life of Mongolian peoples. Methods of linguistic observation, comparative analysis, and etymological analysis were applied. Factual material was also gleaned from field notes collected from informants during expeditions. These data significantly expand the empirical base of the study, ensuring the reliability of the analysis and enabling a comparison of written sources with contemporary linguistic realities. The scientific novelty lies in the identification and description of the names of dishes and kitchen utensils used in the preparation of kumys and milk vodka, as well as the characteristics of the traditional culture of Mongolian-speaking peoples reflected in the analyzed vocabulary. The research results can be applied in academic courses on Mongolian languages and cultural and educational programs aimed at preserving traditional heritage.
Keywords: material culture, vocabulary, Mongolian languages, dialects, koumiss, dairy vodka, kitchen utensils, dishes, vessels for koumiss, distillation of dairy vodka
Semantics
Reference:
Kikhney, L.G., Lamzina, A.V. (2025). Text frame as a semantic code in the «anti-totalitarian» poems of Anna Akhmatova. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 412–422. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.72396
Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the specifics of the framework text in Anna Akhmatova's poems, reflecting the anti-oppressive motives of her work in the era of the Great Terror, and the author's special communicative and creative strategy, which is the subject of research. Decoding hidden meanings, gaining understanding in the reader's environment and the commonality of context, perception of the epoch are important components of the self–determination of the poet – exponent of his time, therefore, for A. Akhmatova, the search for "his reader" was fundamental. Two strategies of interaction with the readership during the mass Stalinist repressions of 1937-1938, "in the terrible years of Yezhovism", generating two types of poetic texts: oriented to the future reader or to a narrow circle of close associates and not yet intended for publication, and ambivalent multifaceted works that are still within the framework of official discourse and are planned for publication, are identified, the selected analysis of which is presented in the article. By means of historical, biographical and structural analysis methods, it is proved that it is the elements of the text frame (titles, epigraphs, subheadings, dates) they become the most important semantic structures that perform the function of a semantic cipher capable of "sealing" the seditious meaning of the anti-totalitarian ideas and motives of the poetess, hiding them from censorship and, on the contrary, revealing them to a knowledgeable and understanding reader-friend as a kind of "Aesopian language". Special attention is paid to the disclosure of the features of the incorporation of such "filter codes" into the poetics of A. Akhmatova, which seems new and in demand in modern literary criticism.
Keywords: text frame, title, epigraph, subtitle, dedication, author's date of poem, semantic encryption strategy, hidden meanings, Great Terror, poetics of A. Akhmatova
Discourse
Reference:
Zhang, Y. (2025). Analysis of Conceptual Metaphors in Environmental Discourse from the Perspective of the Formation of Country Image (Based on Xi Jinping's International Environmental Speeches). Philology: scientific researches, 10, 423–433. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.72084
Abstract: The subject of this study is the types of conceptual metaphors in the ecological speeches of China's President Xi Jinping. The object of research is the specific roles of conceptual metaphors. The author delves into 15 types of metaphors found in Xi Jinping's speeches, among which anthropomorphic metaphors (mainly reflecting the relationship between humans and nature, the various roles of developed and developing countries in global environmental governance), road metaphors (mainly depicting the correct path of multilateralism in environmental protection), construction metaphors (mainly highlighting the central role of the United Nations in global environmental governance and China's specific work on ecological construction), and others can be distinguished. Special attention is given to the reflection of President Xi Jinping's intentions through the use of metaphorical means in ecological texts. Within the framework of this study, the MIP metaphor identification procedure was used, and a corpus of 22 speeches delivered by Xi Jinping at various environmental forums and summits from 2013 to 2024 was analyzed. The scientific novelty of this article lies in the study of Xi Jinping's ecological texts from the perspective of national image formation. Based on the generalization of the national image formed through metaphors in Xi Jinping's international ecological speeches, the following three key aspects were highlighted: 1) China's image as a country that shows care for people and holds the correct view of nature and ecology; 2) China's image as a responsible great power that seeks to contribute Chinese wisdom and solutions to global environmental governance and take on the challenging tasks of environmental governance; 3) China's image as a country adhering to an eco-centric international system based on international law, and supporting the order of global environmental governance.
Keywords: conceptual metaphors, ecological construction, political discourse, Chinese language, Chinese linguistics, political metaphorology, country image, Environmental image, The role of metaphor, anthropomorphic metaphors
Discourse
Reference:
Shashkova, V.N. (2025). Compositional and linguistic features of argumentative statements in scientific discourse. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 434–444. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76060
Abstract: This article examines the compositional and linguistic features of argumentative statements as a key component of scientific discourse. The aim of the study is to systematize the compositional and linguistic features of argumentative statements in scientific discourse and to identify the mechanisms for constructing effective argumentation in the scientific field. The object of the study is scientific discourse as a set of texts supporting the professional communication of scientists, within which argumentative statements are realized. The subject of the study is the compositional structure, reflecting the optimal communicative framework for interaction in the scientific environment, represented by a sequence of communicative tactics, and the linguistic means selectively used to formulate a persuasive statement. The study also examines the mechanisms of interaction between structure and linguistic means, which is a necessary condition for increasing the effectiveness of scientific communication. The methodological basis of the study is discourse analysis aimed at identifying argumentation strategies in scientific texts; a communicative-functional approach focused on identifying the communicative framework of the statement; and argumentation theory which proposes an initial nomenclature of arguments. Methods of compositional analysis, linguistic description, and identification of conceptual argumentation schemes are also used. Based on research articles, the following types of arguments were identified as recurring: appeal to authority, arguments from reality, arguments from effectiveness and consequences, inductive arguments, normative arguments, and arguments from balance. Stable correlations were also identified: argument from authority is combined with argument from effectiveness, argument from consequences, and normative argument; argument from reality is combined with inductive argument, argument from consequences, and argument from balance. Among the linguistic means supporting argumentation, authorizing constructions, means of textual cohesion, evaluative vocabulary, the modal meanings of necessity and the author's confidence in the veracity of the message, and terminological richness were identified. The scientific novelty of the study lies in its comprehensive approach to the study of argumentation, focusing on compositional blocks reflecting the communicative framework of the text and linguistic means aimed at convincing the addressee of the veracity of the message. The results may be useful to young scientists and should contribute to improving the quality of their scientific communication practices. For teachers, the results may be of interest in terms of methods for creating both written scientific texts and public presentations at conferences and symposia.
Keywords: argumentation, arguments, supporting arguments, counterarguments, scientific discourse, communicative strategy, communicative tactic, communicative frame, text type, means of text cohesion
Discourse
Reference:
Smirnova, D.E., Markov , A.V., Shemaeva, E.V., Miroshnichenko, L.N. (2025). Emotional language in Political Discourse: an evaluative approach to the analysis of speech impact. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 445–454. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76310
Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of emotional language as a key tool of political discourse that determines the nature of speech influence and the formation of public opinion. Emotional language is considered not just as an expressive means, but as an important mechanism for constructing meanings. In today's mediatized politics, emotions are becoming a powerful resource for influencing the electorate: they help politicians build trust, increase engagement, and evoke an emotional response from the audience. The research is based on the provisions of modern political linguistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis, which consider language as a tool of persuasion and manipulation. Using the example of Donald Trump's 2016 speech, it is shown that emotionally colored words and expressions perform the function of not only enhancing expression, but also structuring a political message, setting a framework of interpretation for listeners and forming a stable emotional image of a politician. The evaluation analysis model developed by J. Martin and P. White is used as the main method. Within the framework of this approach, all emotionally colored units of speech are identified, classified into three categories – affect (emotions), judgment (assessment of human behavior) and appreciation (assessment of phenomena and objects), and their quantitative and qualitative analysis is carried out. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time the model of evaluative analysis by J. Martin and P. White was applied to the study of emotional language in political discourse based on the material of Donald Trump's 2016 speech. This approach made it possible to identify patterns of the use of emotionally colored vocabulary and to determine its role in the formation of moral and ideological assessments. The analysis showed that emotional language performs not only an expressive, but also a strategic function – it is used to construct a political identity, mobilize support, create a positive image of a politician and discredit opponents. Special attention is paid to the category of judgment, especially its subcategory social sanction, reflecting moral judgments and social expectations. The results obtained clarify the ideas about the pragmatic potential of evaluative vocabulary and demonstrate its importance for shaping political influence in modern conditions. The findings of the study can be used in a comparative analysis of emotional language in different cultural and historical contexts.
Keywords: emotional language, political discourse, speech influence, linguistic pragmatics, manipulation, political communication, Donald Trump, persuasion strategy, evaluation analysis, political rhetoric
Archetype
Reference:
Liashenko, T., Kislovskaya, L. (2025). Three Sisters: Tripling the Archetipal Image in the Works of Feodor Dostoevsky, Feodor Sologub and Anton Chekhov. Philology: scientific researches, 10, 455–467. . https://doi.org/10.7256/2454-0749.2025.10.76242
Abstract: The object of study is the archetypal image of three sisters in Feodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot", Feodor Sologub's novel "The Minor Demon" and Anton Chekhov's drama "The Three Sisters". Each of the three novels has undoubtedly attracted the attention of researchers many times, but the archetypal approach makes it possible to see familiar characters from the point of view of the manifestation of images of the collective unconscious in them. Special attention is paid to the technique of tripling the archetype, which was used in works of oral folk art, and evolved in literary texts, adapting to specific artistic tasks. Using the example of the image of three sisters in myths, fairy tales and literary texts, one can trace how the features of the archetypal sister are absolutized, and the image itself goes beyond formal kinship relations, acquiring truly supernatural power. The research is based on Carl-Gustav Jung's theory of archetypes and a mythopoetic approach to literary text. Author of the article conjectures that in Feodor Dostoevsky's novel, the three sisters are the most attractive of the "beginnings" of existence; in Feodor Sologub's novel they are depicted as seductive and sensual, in Anton Chekhov's drama they are ephemeral and pathetically unsuited to a rough life. But in all three novels we see common features: firstly, the three sisters always have an influence on the behavior of other characters.; secondly, they certainly fit into their environment as a harmonious part of it, they do not seem repulsive to others, although they may arouse suspicion, fear, even horror, but these feelings do not turn them into outcasts; thirdly, they are not only an instrument of fate, but also victims of it, they are not above fate and from they are not free.
Keywords: the archetype of the sister, Anton Chekhov, Feodor Dostoevsky, Feodor Sologub, archetypal analysis, mythopoeic approach, myth, fairy tale, sacralization of the image, tripling the archetype
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