PHONETIC MEANS EXPRESSIONS OF CONNOTATIVE SEMANTICS IN ARTISTIC TEXT (based on the works of Myroslav Dochinets)

Abstract

The article describes and analyzes the phonetic means of expressing connotative semantics in the literary texts of the modern Ukrainian writer and scholarly thinker Myroslav Dochinets. Particular attention is paid to lexemes with phonetic indicators of connotation, i.e. such language units (sound-symbolic words) that have markers of qualitative and quantitative sound expression. Words with quantitative intensification of respective sounds and sound combinations in them are interpreted as phonetically expressive, which is elucidated in emphatic sound stretching. It was found that connotative semantics is better manifested in qualitative intensification of certain elements of the phonetic-phonological system of the modern Ukrainian language, which is connected with the theory of sound symbolism. Here, sound intensity of either the first or the last word in a sentence acts as a vivid expression of connotation.The research results showed that phonetic units being structural components of text formation, in particular prose, in combination with other components (lexical-semantic, grammatical, etc.) play an important role in the organization of the integral connotative semantics of the literary text with all its elements (emotionality, intensity, semantic element and figurative constituent). In addition, they contribute to the expression of the literary text dynamics and aesthetics.The obtained research results may be employed to expand the possibilities of studying connotative semantics in literary discourse and deepen the effectiveness of linguistic research in the field of ethno-, socio- and psycholinguistics.