ONYMS IN THE STRUCTURE OF E. MALANYUK’S IDIOSTYLE (BASED ON COLLECTION “RING AND STAFF”)

Abstract

The research of writer’s idiostyle (idiolect) is an actual problem in modern linguo-stylistics. The scientists have mostly focused on the analysis of appellative lexis and haven’t taken into account the onymic component of idiostyle.The purpose of the article is to find out the role and importance of proper nouns in the structure of idiostyle used in the book of poems “Ring and Staff” by E. Malanyuk. To achieve this objective the tasks as follows have to be raised: to denote the role of onymic components in the structure of idiolectic complex; to systemize the whole complex of onymic markers in the investigated collection of poems; to establish the extent of each onymic frame; to figure out semantic and stylistic features of the proper names used by the poet.The research object is E. Malanyuk’s idiostyle. The subject of study are onyms in the book of poems “Ring and Staff” by E. Malanyuk which serves as the main component of his idiostyle.The collection of poems “Ring and Staff” had been structured by E. Malanuyk himself, but it was issued 4 years after his death (16th February, 1968).The collection counts 80 proper names which were used 97 times, in total. Their division between frames is unique both for Malanyuk and the whole poetry. Toponyms are the most frequently used ones (more than a half – 43 times in 53 pieces). Theonyms (not anthroponyms) come second (19 in 25). Anthroponyms come third (14 in 14). The rest of onyms are represented by one or two examples, though astronyms and zoonyms are absent in the collection. The collection issued by T. Salyha contains 61 pages in total. This means that one page contains 1,3 onyms.There are just 5 Ukrainian anthroponyms and 6 European ones – they are artists or their works. There are many toponyms in the book. It contains almost the same number of toponyms: 13 European non-Ukrainian, 14 Ukrainian, and 16 non-European (only 2 of them are American ones).The poet doesn’t use occasional, optional proper names. They were carefully selected and have significant artistic meaning in text. The semantic analysis of onyms reflects through connotative meaning nearly of all onyms used in the context, where its semantic and expressive component is activated, deepening the sustainable meaning of proper name and fitting every onym to unique Malanyuk’s idiostyle.