Keyword: «functionality»

The article concerns with the functionality of the expression «deaf-dumbness» in the novel «Green marquee» by L. Ulitskaya and states that the intertext under analysis comes from the Bible texts, classical literature enhanced by the supplementary sense of M. Voloshin’s poetry. It is used by the author of «Green marquee» as a superpersonal precedent phenomenon of Russian literature and culture and the authors of the article define its multi-functionality and a variety of artistic expressiveness.

The paper discusses the concept of festive symbols, identifies its characteristic features and defines the types, forms and functions of festive symbols.

The paper discusses the sign system of a holiday. The authors determine the concept of a holiday symbol and reveal its characteristic features; name specific items and give them a symbolic meaning in respective ceremonies; determine main characteristic and functional features of a holiday symbol and determine types, forms and functions of a holiday symbol.

The functionality of biblical image in Zakhar Prilepin’s novel "Resident" is considered, the meaning of direct citation interfacing and evangelic intertextuality asymmetric variation is revealed. It is proved that the author-narrator expresses axiological poetic manner of work with the help of allusions, reminiscences, interpretations of scenes from the books of the Old and the New Covenant, gives assessment characters, shows the depth of the spiritual crisis of the 1920s leading Russian people to the disaster, determines the ways out the “outer darkness” of the age of civil wars, famine and decay.

Article contains results of studying of functionality of the artistic touch used by L. E. Ulitskaya in many works 1990 – 2015kh years for expression of an author's position in the art text. It is about introduction of the signs symbols performing functions of the words signaling that directly the opinion on this or that act of the hero or on any event represented in the work expressed by the storyteller is author's provocation contains a language ironical game with the reader behind which it is necessary to find the truth. Signs symbols are considered in the story "Queen of spades", the story "Through Line" and novels "Medea and Its Children" and "Green Tent". The prospect of the analysis of the words signals "life shadow" and "Yakov's ladder" in the novel of 2015 "Yakov's Ladder" is also planned. The main conclusion is drawn that in L prose. Ulitskaya the case phenomena playing a role of words signals at the same time carry out a role of the markers indicating true author's assessment of characters, reveal an author's plan and the main idea of the work.