METALANGUAGE COMMENTS IN I. BUNIN’S PROSE

Abstract

Aim is to highlight the types of metalanguage comments in I. Bunin's prose and to determine their function in the text. Methodology. The article analyzes the works of I. Bunin, metalanguage comments of various types are identified and classified; the most common metaoperators are determined. During the analysis, the structural-semantic method and the observation method were used. Results. The most frequent reflexives in Bunin's prose were revealed: interpretation of words, their assessment, characteristics of various distinctive features of the characters' speech. The main functions of metalanguage comments in the writer's works are determined: characterological, evaluative, text-forming. It is shown that reflexives actualize additional semantic components in commented lexical units and contribute to establishing contact with the text's addressee. A specific feature of Bunin's idiostyle is the connection between metalanguage comments and intertext. Research implications. The work's theoretical significance consists of the typologization of metalanguage comments and the establishment of their connection with the writer's idiostyle. The practical significance of the article's materials is caused by the possibility of their use in teaching practice and lexicographic practice.