SPECIFICS OF FUNCTIONING OF THE EXPRESSIVE SET PHRASES IN THE NOVEL BY M. ATWOOD “THE BLIND ASSASSIN”
Abstract
The article examines the specifics of functioning of the expressive set expressions (set phrases, proverbs, sayings, allusions and clichés) in the novel by M. Atwood. The author identifies nine basic functions of the mentioned units (intensification, precise and brief description, clarification, expression of emotions, borrowing ideas, imperative, contact-making, softening, information coding), illustrates the variability of some of them. The paper emphasizes the high level of dependency of the stable units functioning on the context.
References
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- Atwood M. The Blind Assassin. N. Y.: Anchor Books, 2000.
- http://dic.academic.ru (дата обращения: 02.07.2015).
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- Published: September 1, 2015.
Keywords
- устойчивые выражения
- художественный стиль
- особенности функционирования
- полифункциональность
- декомпозиция
- set phrases
- artistic style
- specifics of functioning
- multi-functionality
- decomposition
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