Abstract
The article focuses on the cognitive-semiotic nature of precedent phenomena as a marker of intertextuality. The symbolic function of precedent statements, texts, and names allows them to act as indirect naming and represent concepts of acts. An act is always voluntary; it is committed by an actant, receives external evaluation, and leads to a certain result. The precedent phenomena that facilitate interpretation of the acts they describe appeared to have a high cognitive potential in the Russian speech. Different kinds of phenomena represent different acts, precedent statements being the most popular type. They can represent all kind of acts, even in their concise form. Some precedent phenomena name only particular acts, e.g. betrayal, dishonesty, and other negatively evaluated acts, while others can mark a wide range of acts, even those with opposite values, e.g. heroism vs. crime.
Highlights
The symbolic function of precedent statements, texts, and names allows them to act as indirect naming and represent concepts of acts
An act is always voluntary; it is committed by an actant, receives external evaluation, and leads to a certain result
Different kinds of phenomena represent different acts, precedent statements being the most popular type. They can represent all kind of acts, even in their concise form
Summary
Abstract: The article focuses on the cognitive-semiotic nature of precedent phenomena as a marker of intertextuality. The symbolic function of precedent statements, texts, and names allows them to act as indirect naming and represent concepts of acts.
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