Vol. 25 No. 2 (31) (2021)

The paper is an attempt to reveal the semantic and functional peculiarities of German free dative juxtaposing them with the facts in Armenian. As a result of the research it is defined that though free datives do not have its direct equivalents in Armenian, the latter can transmit through its own linguistic means their semantic and functional peculiarities as correctly as possible.

Linguistic communication, characteristic of only human beings, is easily accomplished, but not so easily explained. Its serious investigation is an exciting, enjoyable and, at the same time, a rewarding experience leading to a better understanding of ourselves as well as the world as a whole. The present paper focuses on the analysis of the linguistic means of persuasion used in political discourse. Persuasion is an inevitable part of our life. Be it a daily conversation with family members or friends, colleagues and business partners we make use of strategies to convince the others that whatever we say or imply is true. Persuasion is an inherent form of human interaction encountered everywhere, starting from domestic instances when a person negotiates his views with the others up to the media propaganda, etc. Thus, everyone is aware of the persuasion but not everyone is able to implement its strategies. The aim of the present study is to analyze the peculiarities of the use of the techniques of persuasion and pinpoint the ones that prove to be the most effective in the process of communication with special reference to political discourse.

The paper is an attempt to shed light on one of the most interesting issues on the crossroads of pragmatics and text linguistics – presuppositional and logical structure of the text. The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that it unveils text architecture from a new angle – its micro-/macropresuppositional content. The research outcomes allow of the following statement – the semantic structure of the text largely owes to and depends on the macro-/micro-presuppositions of the text underlying it. The paper also clarifies the differences between the notions of micro-text and macro-text on the one hand and micro-presupposition and macro-presupposition on the other as these phenomena play a crucial role in text composition and progression.

Based on the assumption that understanding is a goal-directed abstract movement the paper argues that the process of understanding shares some deictic characteristics: it is relative to a reference point, the so-called deictic centre. We claim that understanding is projected at and determined by the intersection of the spatiotemporal, social and axiological dimensions which have as their reference points the truth, the participants of the communication process, as well as the generally accepted norms and standards.

The paper deals with allusions from both the Old and the New Testaments, as they make up an inseparable part of the Bible. The tradegy “Hamlet” by W. Shakespeare has been analysed in this regard, as the play is primarily based on such commonly used moral concepts as betrayal, vanity, falsification, flattery, vindictiveness, and forgiveness. Numerous examples are illustrated in Armenian through translations, because they enable to reveal all the nuances and emotional colouring hidden in them.

The paper deals with the linguistic and stylistic peculiarities of James Joyce’s works. The analysis is based on the usage of phraseological units in the famous collection of stories “Dubliners”. Phraseological units help to describe and interpret the mythological, historical, cultural and religious ideas and life of the Irish people. A special attention is paid to the translation of phraseological units into Armenian, because translation reveals all the nuances and emotional colourings hidden in them.

Fictional communication has recently become the focus of research methods in various disciplines (literature, linguistics, sociology, culture, etc.). The meaning of colours is especially important in this field of linguistic communication, as evidenced by the principles put forward in the works of a number of authors (Michel Pastoureau, Toni Bernhart, Elodie Ripoll, Pierre Monnier). This paper is an attempt to summarize the theoretical and practical concepts on the subject in question and, as a result of their analysis, to coordinate the objective-subjective factors of the presence of colours in the fictional discourse. Special attention is paid to linguistic, literary and psychological approaches.

The paper focuses on the discourse format of business negotiations as a form of institutional discourse, which emerges as a result of intersection of business and economic discourses. The study analyzes the linguistic and pragmatic features of business negotiations, phases, values as well as linguistic units and structures applicable within the framework of negotiations. The research findings also illustrate several types of business negotiations, corroborated by various examples, foregrounding “Principled Negotiation” model, developed by Harvard Negotiation Project.

The paper examines the French President Emmanuel Macron’s political speeches. The aim of the research is to reveal the main characteristics of the politician’s discourse. The study is carried out with reference to four speeches by the President considering the argumentative potential, the vocabulary and the stylistic component. It becomes clear from the analysis that argumentation is of special importance in the context of this kind of discourse: the role of argumentation in auditory persuasion is underlined. The terms used to highlight a number of ideas are important. As for the stylistic component of the speeches, one of the characteristic features of the politician’s discourse is the application of stylistic devices, thanks to which the speech becomes more impressive and lively.

This paper discusses the issue of new lexical units in Russian. Some terms such as “новшество”, “нововведение”, “новация”, “инновация”, “новообразование”, “неологизм”, “потенциальное слово”, “окказионализм” have become the object of the study. The paper examines the question of the correlation between the deep meaning of the terms accepted in the Russian linguistic tradition to denote new lexical units and the phenomena indicated by these terms. It also presents general propositions and some considerations concerning the status of the new lexical units.

Online communication, being still in the development stage, is distinguished by a unique communication methodology, in which the collaborative component prevails. An interdisciplinary study of online discourse definitions shows that the informal language predominates in the online communication environment. The predominance of spoken language elements is especially evident in text messages and e-mail conversations and is manifested in the synchronous / asynchronous discourse, as well as in the absence of compound subordinate and coordinate structures.

The present paper observes the novel “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk, a novel-palimpsest full of literary references. In this paper the existentialist layer is highlighted, drawing parallels with the principles of the existentialist thought, which were expressed, in particular, by the founder of existentialist philosophy S. Kierkegaard and his successors. In the paper applying the comparative method an attempt is made to identify the main existential ideas underlying the novel and to analyze them comparing with the works of a number of existentialist writers and philosophers.

“The Late Matthias Pascal” is an allegorical novel about person’s identity and death. In “The Late Mattia Pascal” Pirandello questions the stability of human identity. Mattia becomes a participant in unpredictable and inevitable events, trying to interpret them. The paper demonstrates how the loss of Mattia's identity affects his internal world and creates external struggles with the society. Pirandello's work reflects his great interest in philosophy and psychology. The play raises topics that go deep into these fields interpreting them through artistic perspective.

The paper is dedicated to the tradition of commedia dell’arte and its demonstration in Eduardo de Filippo's play “The Son of Pulcinella”. Pulcinella is one of the central figures of the Italian traditional theatre. The aim of the paper is to show how Eduardo de Filippo uses the mask of Pulcinella to analyze some of the main themes of 20th century theatre, focusing on the public-theatre relationship. Moreover, the paper represents Eduardo de Filippo's thoughts on the incompatibility of the past and the present and their analysis.

In a fast-paced world, the issue of belonging remains a matter of time. Although our roots try to keep us in the homeland, in many cases, becoming an emigrant becomes inevitable. Migration has, in fact, become a social norm, and a need has arisen to reconsider the notions of identity, belonging, home, as well as to present them from a different perspective. Migrant literature reflects three main categories: mythological, sociological, and psychological. The 20th century is considered to be the age of migration, and our goal is to uncover the hidden layers of migration in the context of migrant literature, as well as to raise a number of questions that will help us better interpret the features of migrant literature.

The paper deals with the temporal structure of the non-fiction novel “In Cold Blood” by the American writer of the 20th century Truman Capote. It addresses the temporal devices used to create a non-fictional narrative with the techniques of fiction. The genre-forming role of these temporal devices is analyzed.

The paper presents the study of two main functions, those of the Author and the Reader in terms of the transformation of these functions in modern and postmodern periods. With regard to these changes the fixed archetypal language patterns (mainly symbols) acquire new aesthetical manifestations and entirely new placement in the "poetical territory".