Aim. To study the assessment of V. M. Shukshin’s prose by his fellow writers in the aspect of the writer’s artistic ontology. The proposed approach makes it possible to update ideas about the significance of the opinion of a creative person, which is undoubtedly a writer-critic, both for characterizing a character and for assessing the artistic principles of the writer Shukshin as a whole.

Methodology. The author offers an analysis of Zalygin’s article “A Hero in Tarpaulin Boots. On the Works of Vasily Shukshin” (1974), which testifies, firstly, to the careful thoughtfulness and certainty of the layers of Zalygin’s article, and secondly, to the obvious similarity of Zalygin’s and Shukshin’s views on the key issues of literature and their attitude to a writer’s craft. A conclusion is made about the advisability of teaching the skill of a critic who, according to M. Gershenzon, sees the task of a critic not in a personal assessment of a work, but “teaching everyone to read slowly”, so that each reader could see the hidden in the work and perceive the poet’s vision.

Result. The article evaluates the diversity of perspectives of memories of Shukshin’s character, emphasizes the uniqueness and cultural and historical value of his legacy.

Research implications. The author managed to offer a new approach to assessing Shukshin’s work in the critical potential of writers-critics.

Aim. To study a non-elementary simple sentence with secondary predication in V. M. Shukshin’s stories.

Methodology. The speech material from V. M. Shukshin’s stories was collected by targeted sampling method and comprehensively described. The interaction of the grammatical – syntactic – form of stories and their content was revealed by structural-semantic analysis. General scientific methods of observation, qualification, systematization and component analysis were also used.

Result. It is established that the semantic model ‘subject and its additional attribute’ is used in sentences with secondary predication. The use of participial or verbal participle phrases naming the secondary dependent action of grammatical subject in the semantic-syntactic structure of the sentence allows the author to detail the description in terms of relative temporal or taxic semantics.

Research implications. The results obtained complement the theory of the functioning of non-elementary simple sentences in the texts of the writer, as well as the information about V. M. Shukshin’s idiostyle.

Aim. To establish derivatives of the Indo-European root *gene- with the meaning of ‘to give birth, to occur, to generate, to produce’ in the Russian language, their semantics, and the definition of the time of occurrence of derivatives in the Russian language.

Methodology. The main research methods are descriptive, comparative, comparative-historical, and the technique of etymological analysis of derivatives was also used.

Results. The identified words, which have phonetic and graphic forms that differ from each other, go back to a single Indo-European root *gene-. The data obtained allow us to trace the development of the semantic meaning of the root *gene- at various stages of the development of the Russian language.

Research implications. Studies in the field of etymological analysis allow us to trace the phonetic and semantic changes of the words belonging to the same etymological nest. The results of the research will be reflected in the scientific project of the Department of General Linguistics named I. G. Dobrodomov and A. F. Losev Center for Russian Language and Culture (Institute of Philology, Moscow Pedagogical State University) – Derivational Dictionary of the Russian Language.

Aim. To formulate the concept of textual groups and justify the feasibility of applying the textual group bottom-up method in the analysis of textuality.

Methodology. The article considers possible approaches to analysis of textual relations, it highlights basic categories of textuality – order, cohesion, coherence. It is proposed to consider as a tool for textual analysis an arbitrary set of sentences called the textual group.

Results. The article has formulated the textual group definition and developed a system of typology of textual groups.

Research implications. The work contributes to the development of the theory of textual relations and provides an algorithm for analyzing textual relations.

Aim. To identify the features of the lexical meaning of synonymous adjectives любопытный (curious) и интересный (interesting) and their derivatives, to show the specifics of their evaluative meaning manifestation, which explains the differences and peculiarities of use.

Methodology. The research is carried out on the basis of the component analysis designed to identify similarities and differences between the adjectives любопытный (curious) и интересный (interesting). The component analysis is complemented by the syntactic analysis reflecting the peculiarities of the compatibility of units, on the basis of which the pragmatic meanings are revealed – the specifics of the assessment and the nature of its interpretation. The research material is mainly based on the data of the National Corpus of the Russian Language.

Results. The analysis of dictionary interpretations of different meanings of the adjective curious is given. The features of the lexical meaning of the adjective are presented, explained by the nature of evaluative semantics and the scope of its application. In the course of the analysis, two types of interpretation of the assessment are described – dictum and modus, which have a different place in the structure of the meaning of любопытный (curious) и интересный (interesting). The dictum interpretation concerns the use of an adjective referring to the qualities of a person – a curious boy, a curious reader. The modus character of the assessment distinguishes the use of a curious film, fact, etc. and is associated with such properties of the characterized object as essential (significant) or insignificant features.

Research implications. New approaches to the representation of the value of units containing an implicit assessment are presented, significant factors determining the nature of the assessment are identified. In relation to the studied material, the idea of dictum and modus assessment is formulated. Based on the modus assessment focused on the features of the object that the speaker identifies, the differences between the adjectives curious and interesting are presented. The results obtained can be used in the “Lexicology”, “Syntax of the Russian language” disciplines.

Aim. To determine the structural organization (core and periphery) of the conceptual field “GRATITUDE” in the Russian language, to clarify the scope of interpretation of this concept and its status.

Methodology. The study includes analysis of dictionary definitions, corpus analysis; distributional analysis highlighting the seme or sememe of the keyword; conceptual analysis, including a description of the structure of the concept; linguoculturological method to establish the linguistic, cultural and sociological features of the linguistic units under consideration.

Results. The description of the structure of the conceptual field “GRATITUDE” made it possible to identify several active semantic zones, united by the archeme of ‘gratitude’ / ‘appreciation’: core - ‘being thankful’, ‘recognition’; perinuclear zone - ‘respect’, ‘duty’ and ‘love’; periphery: near periphery - ‘praise/ approval’, ‘evaluation measure’, ‘encouragement’, ‘reward’, ‘payment’; distant periphery - ‘intention’, ‘compliment’, ‘reciprocity’, ‘courtesy’. The core of the field consists of the basic words and expressions used to express these ‘gratitude’ and ‘being thankful’, which are the basic ethical formulas for expressing interpersonal relationships, which are a special speech genre, a category. Near-nuclear and peripheral elements expand the semantic space of the field and make it possible to express gratitude in various contexts and with additional shades of meaning: peripheral gradual semes of politeness and formality; semes of support and assistance; semes of expressing positive emotions and feelings; semes of encouragement and praise; semes of recognition and respect, indicating various non-verbal ways of expressing gratitude (“facial expressions”, “gesture”, “gift” “emoticons”). In the conceptual field “GRATITUDE” semantic associative series with the concepts of “reciprocity”, “respect”, “mercy” and “love” are established.

Research implications. The theoretical and/or practical significance of the study of the conceptual field “GRATITUDE” in the Russian language is undeniable, since in the Russian language not only key lexical units and phraseological units have been identified, but also many linguistic aspects of modern communicative practices remain not fully explored. The results of the study can be used in the practice of teaching courses “Modern Russian Language” (Lexicology), “Stylistics”, “Cognitive Linguistics”, “Linguistic Analysis of Text”, “Philological Analysis of Text”, “Linguoculturology”, “Culture of Speech”, “Ethics of Speech Behaviour”; the materials are useful in lexicographic practice, as well as in the study of Russian as a foreign language.

Aim. To analyze the semantics and functions of negative utterance in S. A. Yesenin’s poetry and justify denial as one of the features of the idiosyncrasy of the poet’s literary heritage.

Methodology. The following methods were used in the research: component analysis of the semantics of negation, interpretation of linguistic facts within the framework of the structural-semantic and logical-semantic directions, linguistic-statistical method. The views of researchers on the categorical essence of denial are summarized.

Results. According to the results of the study, the authors specified the connotations of statements with explicit and implicit negation in the poetic work of S. A. Yesenin. Negation as a linguistic-aesthetic category is revealed as a special artistic tool and feature of S. A. Yesenin’s idiosyncrasy. The theoretical approaches to understanding the category of negation and classification of negative sentences in the Russian language are summarized.

Research implications. The results of the study make it possible to expand scientific ideas about the semantics of negation by specifying the system of connotations of a negative statement based on the material of poetic texts. The study of the semantics of negation in S. Yesenin’s poetry opens new perspectives in the study of poetic language and its features. The results and conclusions obtained can be used in the practice of teaching Russian at school when studying ways of negation, in particular, the particles “not” and “neither”, their combined and separate spelling with different parts of speech.

Aim. The article aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of the uses of the pronoun-particle me based on structural, semantic and functional approaches. Russian scholars of the past and modern times (cf., A. M. Peshkovsky, V. V. Vinogradov, V. V. Babaytseva, E. N. Sidorenko, S. M. Kolesnikova, etc.) recognize the existence of hybrid words – units with sets of differential features of various structural and semantic classes. Hybrids are often found in live colloquial speech and are often explicators of different types of relationships.

Methodology. The following methods were chosen for the analysis: the method of substitution to clarify the semantic properties of a word and the method of distributive analysis (analysis of the verbal environment of the studied language unit), the method of identity and analogy (selection and analysis of synonymous and similar constructions).

Results. The study showed that hybrid words of pronominal origin can exhibit graduated semantics in various constructions, most often exclamation points, since particular-pronominal formations may contain additional emotional shades of knowledge.

Research implications. The relevance of this work lies in the fact that it attempts to describe the functioning of a particle-like element of speech - the word me. The uniqueness of this linguistic unit is determined based on incomplete processes of desemanization and particularization (the transition of linguistic units into the category of particles). In our opinion, some particles (particulars) of pronominal origin (all, this, it, etc.) may exhibit hybrid properties – properties of an intermediate position between two (three) lexical-grammatical classes and combining features of words of different lexical-grammatical groups.

Aim. To analyze terminological word-combinations of one of the technical areas of scientific sphere - theoretical mechanics. To consider the main terms and syntactic models formed by them. To study the peculiarities of types of word combinations and internal relations between their members.

Methodology. To disclose the topic, the authors carried out syntactic analysis of a wide range of used and frequently occurring terms of theoretical mechanics. The relations between members within terminological units were studied in detail. The study was carried out on the basis of a selection of material from methodological manuals on this discipline studied by first-year students. The main methods of work were: selection and generalisation of material, structural, grammatical and syntactic analysis, descriptive and comparative methods.

Results. The most productive models in the formation of compound terms in the general terminosystem of theoretical mechanics have been revealed. The explanations of the prevalence or absence of this or that type of syntactic connection, peculiarities of the internal structure of term-combinations, ways of their formation in the language of scientific style are given.

Research implications. The results of the study allow to supplement and expand the ideas about structural, grammatical and syntactic features of the terminological system in theoretical mechanics.

Aim. To analyse the microconcept FESTIVE FOOD as a structural component of the conceptual field HOLIDAY in cognitive and linguistic and culturological aspects.

Methodology. Methods of cognitive, component, descriptive and seminal analyses of language units were used in this study. Cognitive analysis is used to investigate the concept – the components of festive food – and the relationship between the language structures and cognitive processes associated with them. With the help of seminal analysis of linguistic units, definitions of lexemes related to festive food and phraseological units representing the microconcept FESTIVE FOOD are analyzed. Based on the method of component analysis, the microfield FESTIVE FOOD is defined as a set of food groups based on a common semantic feature – a HOLIDAY, and dishes presented on different holidays have different differential features. Using the above methods of analysis, linguistic consciousness establishes the influence of cultural traditions of the Russian picture of the world and determines the place of the microconcept FESTIVE FOOD in the conceptual field HOLIDAY: different types of festive dishes and food have become elements of linguistic and cultural coding, cf.: white bread, roll, baranok, gingerbread, kulich, sochivo, dumplings, etc. Based on research materials, data from etymological, explanatory dictionaries, paremiological and phraseological fund with the meaning of “festive food”, the specificity of the lexical corpus, its diversity and place in the structure of the conceptual field HOLIDAY are determined, and the main cultural attitudes and stereotypes of the Russian language picture of the world are revealed. The microconcept FESTIVE FOOD is understood as a unit of collective knowledge, which has the peculiarities of linguistic expression and national culture and reflects the main interrelated units.

Results. The lexical and semantic group of words FESTIVE FOOD is an important cultural part of the Russian national cuisine, forms a microfield as a structural component of the conceptual field HOLIDAY. Food semantics nominations are both verbal elements of the vocabulary fund and linguistic and cultural realities reflecting the peculiarities of the national-linguistic picture of the world.

Research implications. Of the research results lies in the fact that they help to identify semantic and linguistic and culturological features of festive food, which are manifested in the semantic structure of words with the meaning of ‘food’, ‘product’, to determine the place of linguistic units of this food block in the conceptual field of HOLIDAY, as well as to describe their complex paradigmatics. In addition, understanding the meanings of words related to festive food helps to establish the characteristic features of the festive table and the festive traditions of the Russian people. The practical significance of this article lies in the fact that its results can be used to teach the Russian language to foreign-speaking students.

Aim. To consider how the image of autumn is revealed in the poems of S. M. Solovyov of the 1920s. To identify what influenced the poet’s perception of this time of year.

Methodology. The following literary methods were used in the course of the study: hermeneutical, historical-cultural, axiological.

Results. The analysis reveals that the perception of autumn by the a lyrical hero is influenced by the revolutionary events taking place in Russia. The autumn landscapes of these years are often dark, gloomy, giving rise to a feeling of homelessness and longing. However, the protagonist of S.M. Solovyov is helped to overcome despondency by creativity and faith in God.

Research implications. It is due to the fact that the legacy of S.M. Solovyov, whose name was included in the mainstream of the leading achievements of Russian literature In the 1900s and 1930s, was forgotten for a long time and was undeservedly little studied. This is especially true of his late lyrics.

Aim. To identify the main trends in the academic literature about Griboyedov related to the establishment of Shakespearean influence on the work of the Russian playwright, to determine the most productive directions in the analysis of the problem and the prospects for its study.

Methodology. The key research method is the historical and functional study of the statements of Griboedov’s contemporaries, literary critical and scientific works related to the theme of Shakespeareanism in the playwright’s work. By comparing the conceptual principles of the study, a holistic picture of the assimilation in Russian science of the genesis of the Griboyedov artistic system associated with Shakespeare as a new “exemplary” author for writers of the pre-romantic and romantic era is embedded.

Results. The existence in Russian science of a special direction related to the study of Shakespeareanism in Griboedov’s work is substantiated; directions for future study of the problem have been identified, for example, the search for universal themes and motifs in Griboedov’s work genetically related to Shakespeare’s artistic discoveries.

Research implications. The established facts of Griboedov’s interest in Shakespeare and the ways of transformation of Shakespearean motifs in his work open up the opportunity to build a more holistic and dynamic concept of the creative development of the Russian writer.

Aim. To clarify the temporal and spatial characteristics and symbolic meaning of the farmstead chronotope in G. Yakhina’s novel “Children of the Volga”, as well as to indicate of the role and influence of the farmstead chronotope in creating and revealing the images of the novel’s characters. The article attempts at revealing the deep meaning of the novel and, at the same time, pointing out the connection between the farmstead chronotope and the manor chronotope in traditional Russian literature.

Methodology. This article researches the farmstead chronotope in the novel “Children of the Volga” on the basis of Bakhtin’s chronotope theory. The methods of observation, generalisation and interpretation of the results were applied in the research.

Results. The analysis revealed that, while inheriting the writing of manor descriptions in Russian literature, G. Yakhina uniquely depicted farmsteads in her novel. For the protagonists of the novel, the farmstead chronotope is not only a spiritual home, but also an island that limits their cognition and makes them obscure. It is also a sacred place for the rebirth of Bach’s soul. Being mainly based on the farmstead chronotope, the novel tells about the fate of the “small people” in the “big history”, showing their sorrow, joy and anger, and also reflects the writer’s genuine care and compassion for the small people.

Research implications. The research allows a better understanding of the novel “Children of the Volga” and will deepen the understanding of the farmstead and the manor chronotopes in Russian literature.