CREATING REALITY INSIDE THE UNREAL WORLD: LITERARY TEXT AS A SIMULATION (ON EXAMPLE OF M. E. SALTYKOV-SHCHEDRIN’S NOVEL “THE GOLOVLEVS”)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-7278-2022-2-22-29
Abstract
Aim. The goal of the study is to reveal the peculiarities of the functioning of syntactic units, namely, to imagine what additional meanings affecting the general semantics are contained in syntactic constructions.
Methodology. Based on the component analysis of a fragment of a literary text taken from M. Saltykov- Shchedrin’s novel “The Golovlevs”, the influence of syntactic categories on the reader’s understanding of the events of the work is revealed. The categories of modality, temporality, and personality are considered in detail. A feature of the study is that the world described in a literary work is understood as a simulation of reality.
Results. It is found that syntactic categories are constructs of the artificial world of a literary work. Temporal attitudes embedded in the syntactic structure create conditions for the functioning of characters, and modal components reflect the author’s vision in the text. In their totality, syntactic categories become the basis for creating an artificial world in which the author places his characters.
Research implications. The paper presents an analysis algorithm, in which attention is paid to syntactic categories in terms of their influence on semantics. It can be used for a more complete study of the images of characters in various literary works.
About the Author
V. Kulakova
Moscow Region State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Veronika A. Kulakova – Postgraduate Student, Department of Modern Russian Named after P. Lekant
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
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