Компаративная модель мира в идиостиле А. Сурова

Abstract

The article deals with the comparative model of the world in A. Surov’s individual style, which demonstrates the dynamics of the author's thinking, his view of reality and his inner world. The poet’s typical comparative models have been revealed: with syntactic and morphological comparisons. The author’s typical syntactic indicators are conjunctions «kak» (as) and «slovno» (as if/as though); the morphological indicators are the comparative degree of adjectives and the instrumental (ablative) case. The semantic mechanisms of these units formation have been described. Constructions with the conjunction «kak» (as) contain comparisons of the relatively constant and non-constant qualities of adjectives in the full and short forms respectively, as well as of the actions, the completed and the incomplete processes, which are presented by the verb forms. Constructions with the conjunction «slovno» (as if/as though) demonstrate the comparison of real entities and processes with potentially real situations, reflecting the concept of the outside world, explaining the similarity that is perceived only by the author. Comparative units with the instrumental (ablative) case express comparisons and similarities in various actions. These two types of comparative constructions can also be repeated, stratified, and combined in one sentence in A. Surov's works. In constructions with an adjective in the comparative degree, the overall characteristic of the compared entities is irrelevant, since the comparison is made on the basis of focusing on the degree of the certain features manifestation. This is confirmed by the author's semantic explications. Components of all types of comparative constructions represent four donor and recipient conceptual spheres: «Man», «Abstraction», «Nature», and «Objects». The conceptual sphere «Man» has been proved to be the dominant recipient and donor conceptual sphere, which testifies A. Surov’s anthropocentric creativity. The conceptual sphere «Nature» is also widespread among the donor conceptual spheres. To sum up, comparativeness is a semantic category presenting the opposition of meanings which are expressed by linguistic means and perform a comparative function regardless of the environment. This category is widely represented in the semantic structure and figurative function of constructions within the poet’s works. The comparative model of the world is a reflection of A. Surov's individual style formation and ways of the individual author's worldview perception. The proposed research is prospective for understanding the semantic category of comparability and its explication as a comparative model of the world in a particular author’s individual style.