Keyword: «symbol»

Stylistic differentiation is a common language phenomenon, it pertains to all structures of language. To the greatest extent vocabulary and phraseology are exposed to differentiation. The basis of stylistic differentiation is synonymу of language, its expressiveness and stylistic polyfunctionality. The results of stylistic differentiation of poetic language are fixed in dictionaries of various types.

Idiom can be interpreted as a result of materialization of people’s life. Idiom, itself, is a language image and specific understanding of some realities. One of these realities in phraseological constituents is an ichthyonym, name of fish, with common or particular items in a linguistic and cultural environment.

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.

In article the image motive of a swing in Zakhar Prilepin's novel "Monastery" is analyzed. The author points to diversity of this image in the novel, designates his communication with heritage of the Russian literature. The motive of a swing in the novel directs "Monastery" at reflections that the person is in searches of the truth, and he constantly has to make the choice between the good and evil, at the same time situation him in the world can't remain invariable.