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The Texteme “Sons Of The Gulag” as a Means of Creating an Image and a Representative of the Concept of the Same Name in A. I. Solzhenitsyn’s Novel “The Gulag Archipelago”

https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5008-2024-3-30-39

Abstract

Aim. To investigate the features of the expression of the concept “Gulag” through the texteme “Sons of the Gulag”.

Methodology. The author analyzes the text of A. I. Solzhenitsyn’s novel “The Gulag Archipelago”. The implementation of the “Sons of the Gulag” texteme as a means of creating an image of Stalin’s camps and a representative of the “Gulag” concept is investigated. Methods of observation and comparison, elements of component analysis, contextual analysis, lexicographic analysis are applied.

Results. During the study, one of the main ways of representing the concept of the Gulag in A. I. Solzhenitsyn’s novel, the text of the book “Sons of the Gulag”, was identified, and it received a multidimensional assessment from linguistic viewpoints.

Research implications. The results of the research contribute to the study of the language of A. I. Solzhenitsyn’s works, expand the understanding of the writer’s conceptual sphere and the means of imagery of his texts; the results can be applied practically when mastering the disciplines “Language of fiction”, “Stylistics”, “Linguistic analysis of the text” at the university.

About the Author

D. N. Ananyev
Federal State University of Education
Russian Federation

Daniil N. Ananyev – Postgraduate Student, Department of Modern Russian named after Prof. P. A. Lekant

ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Moscow Region, Mytishchi 141014



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