The Multifunctionality of Emotive Interjections in M. Yu. Lermontov’s Poetic Texts

Aim. To analyze the parameter of the multifunctionality of emotive interjections in M. Yu. Lermontov's poetic texts, to establish and detail the communicative functions of emotive interjections in the semantic space of the author’s text.

Methodology. The methodological basis of the work consists of functional and descriptive methods used for the textual analysis of the functions of emotive interjections, the study of meanings actualized by interjections, the description of emotive interjections as multifunctional means of language.

Results. The paper analyzes a set of communicative functions (representative, expressive, pragmatic, evaluative, localization, semantic layering) as indicators of the multifunctional nature of emotive interjections in the semantic space of a literary text. It is proven that emotive interjections are an important communicative tool used by M. Yu. Lermontov for expressing the author’s opinion, multi-layered emotional reactions reflecting the poet’s complex feelings, expressivization of created artistic images, increasing the anthropocentricity of the text and the degree of pragmatic influence on the addressee. The functional and textual parameters of emotive interjections are clarified when deploying the author’s internal dialogue with the reader and increasing the evaluative component of the literary text.

Research implications. It is based on the analysis and generalization of theoretical positions and practical data obtained during the linguistic analysis of the parameter of multifunctionality of emotive interjections in M. Yu. Lermontov’s poetic tests. The functional characteristics of these interjections in the semantic space of the text are defined and systematized, the communicative functions of emotive interjections in author’s texts are described, the psychological reactions of subjects represented by interjections are analyzed, the aspect of individualization and expressivization of artistic images by emotive interjections is concretized. The way of analyzing the research problem is theoretically justified and practically tested: from establishing the degree of importance of the parameter of multifunctionality of emotive interjections to establishing and describing the specific communicative functions of these linguistic elements in M. Yu. Lermontov’s poetic texts.

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