The Sounds of Peace and War in Chapters from M. A. Sholokhov’s Novel “They Fought For The Motherland”
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5008-2025-3-18-25
Abstract
Aim. To prove that perceptual vocabulary with the meaning of sound is one of the most important linguistic means in M. A. Sholokhov’s idiosyncrasy and to determine the possibilities of this vocabulary in reflecting the psychological state of the characters in the chapters from Sholokhov’s novel “They Fought for the Motherland.”
Methodology. The linguistic material from the novel “They Fought for the Motherland” was collected and analyzed using the targeted sampling method. Using the structural-semantic method, the functioning of perceptual vocabulary with the meaning of sound is investigated as one of the important means of expressing the truth of life and the psychological state of a character for the writer’s idiosyncrasy.
Results. It has been established that in the chapters from the novel “They Fought for the Motherland” perceptual vocabulary with the meaning of sound is one of the main means of reflecting M. A. Sholokhov’s idiosyncrasy and expressing the psychological state of the character in peacetime and wartime; it reflects the joy of being in ordinary life and the inhuman conditions of war in which the characters are forced to exist. The sounds of war destroy a person physically, disrupt his psychological state, make him feel all-encompassing fear, but they cannot break the strength of the spirit and the desire for victory.
Research implications. The results obtained complement the theory of the functioning of linguistic units in a literary text, expand the understanding of the idiosyncrasies of M. A. Sholokhov. The analyzed material can be used in the practice of teaching Russian at universities and schools.
About the Author
N. А. Gerasimenko
Federal State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia A. Gerasimenko – Dr. Sci. (Philology), Prof., Prof., Department of Modern Russian Language named after Prof. P. A. Lekant
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