Vol. 24 No. 2 (29) (2020)

The paper aims to discuss some key issues of poetry translation, which is considered to be the most complicated variety of literary translation. Achieving equivalence in poetry translation is generally conditioned by the translator’s ability to solve a number of problems, such as the conveyance of the metrical peculiarities of poetic texts, the preservation of their stylistic integrity and cultural specifications. Poetry translation, in general, has its own elaborated approaches and principles, which deserve special consideration and are of primary importance to those interested in both the theory and the practice of this variety of translation.

The present paper is an attempt to view English textual graffiti in the light of the theory of language functions suggested by R. Jacobson. Graffiti is a unique medium of communication between different members of a society. The message graffiti text conveys is expressed with the use of a number of linguistic units that collectively realize one of the functions of language. The aim of the paper is to reveal how each function is performed in graffiti texts and what kind of semantic and pragmatic properties their constituent parts may possess.

In recent years linguoculture as a discipline studying the most complicated interrelations of language and culture has found its own place in the paradigm of Humanitarian Sciences. In the present paper an attempt is made to study phraseological units as one of the most “sensitive” structures of the lexical layer of the language from the point of view of the above-mentioned relations. Based on the scientific-theoretical principles related to the phenomenon in question, a number of French and Armenian phraseological units are subjected to comparative study aiming to reveal the national and universal elements in their semantic domain.

In the process of cognition and representation of the world, the symbol is one of those unique phenomena that manifests itself in almost all areas of intellectual and spiritual activity (myth, religion, culture, science, literature, etc.). That is why many scientific disciplines have shown research interest in this problem from ancient times to the present day. This paper makes an attempt to analyze the basic theories of the symbol from the standpoint of philosophy, psychology, cultural studies, semiotics, linguistics and literary criticism. It should be noted that the title of this paper determines the selection of postulates from the theories of the symbol and the conceptual basis of their commentary.

Implicit negation can be manifested on different levels of language. The present paper is devoted to the analysis of lexical means of expressing implicit negation. A comprehensive study of words with implicit negative meaning shows that they can be classified semantically according to the degree of implicitness into two groups: completely implicit and partially implicit. This classification is based on a gradual identification of dictionary definitions.

The paper presents the author’s experience of teaching English online to students majoring in Political Science and International Relations. It considers online modes of developing various language skills as compared with instruction in a traditional classroom. It also addresses the merits and demerits of online teaching, in particular, e-learning platforms like Moodle and Zoom, as well as the effects of new ICTs on university students’ performance.

The paper aims at presenting the results of successful implementation of traditional public speaking assignments in the full absence of a face-to-face classroom within the scope of teaching ESP. The instruction was conducted through Moodle and Zoom. Although the paper also addresses the challenges of practical skill development through online media, it emphasizes the importance of digital public speaking as a newly-emerging phenomenon and suggests that hereafter the instruction of public speaking to ESP students should take place in a blended environment including traditional classroom and online technology.

The paper discusses the concept of language interference and its role in the process of foreign language acquisition. It highlights different perspectives of Russian, Armenian and Western scholars related to the issue of intralingual interference. Further, the major classifications of language interference are presented taking into consideration its origin, direction, type of manifestation as well as the part of speech it belongs to.

It is claimed that in the methodology of teaching English it is far more effective and meaningful to consider language interference according to the parts of speech it belongs to from the perspective of overcoming students’ interlingual difficulties.

The present paper attempts (based on foreign research experience) to determine the position and significance of developing the intercultural competence in the field of linguistic education, to specify its goals, tasks and perspectives for modern society, in accordance with globalization, expanding the use of foreign languages and the increase of mobility of specialists and students.

This paper is devoted to the analysis of Sigmund Freud’s influence on Philip Roth’s novel “Portnoy’s Complaint”, which is written in the form of the main protagonist Alexander Portnoy’s psychoanalysis session. The main focus is on Freud’s conception of three elements of human soul – super-ego, ego, id and the problem of the Oedipal complex which Portnoy has been suffering from since his childhood.

Chuck Palahniuk is a contemporary American writer of Ukrainian descent and one of the most prominent representatives of transgressive fiction. Palahniuk appeared in the literary context back in the 90s of the past century and became wildly popular among readers, particularly of the younger generation. In the last decade, his oeuvre has fallen into the scope of interests of academic literary criticism which examines the writer’s texts from the intertextual perspective. The philosophical and psychological content of “Fight Club”, the most famous novel by the writer, was reflected in various novels by both American and Russian authors.
In this paper certain theses of “Survivor”, Palahniuk’s third novel, are unfolded in relation to “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, a philosophical novel by Friedrich Nietzsche.