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Stylistic and syntactic functions of parceling (on the material of B.L. Vasilyev’s novella "The Dawns Here Are Quiet")
https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2024-85-2-97-107
Abstract
The article describes one of expressive syntax techniques, namely parcelled constructions, identified in B.L. Vasilyev’s novella "The Dawns Here Are Quiet". The stylistic and syntactic functions of parcelling are determined and analysed using structural-semantic and functional stylistic analysis. The article concludes that parcelling as a stylistic device is a universal phenomenon of a multifunctional nature. It facilitates the implementation of the author’s various pragmatic ideas. Besides the main stylistic function, i. e. the function of expressively highlighting a certain part of the utterance, parcelled sentences perform several additional functions in a literary text: figurative, characterological, emotional-emphatic, expressive-grammatical. It is revealed that the syntactic functions of parcels in the novella are diverse. In simple sentences, they can be both their main and secondary parts. In composite sentences, they function as the predicative part which is attached to the main utterance using a subordinating, coordinating, or asyndetic connection. The variety of stylistic and syntactic functions of parcelled constructions enabled B. Vasilyev to realistically convey the atmosphere of the pre-war and war periods. He managed to describe the protagonists’ characters and their actions in a true to life way, making the narrative sound natural.
About the Author
N. V. Chernikova
Social Pedagogical Institute, Michurinsk State Agrarian University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Naialia V. Chernikova - Doctor of Sciences (Philology), Associate Professor, Professor.
Michurinsk
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Chernikova N.V. Stylistic and syntactic functions of parceling (on the material of B.L. Vasilyev’s novella "The Dawns Here Are Quiet"). Russian language at school. 2024;85(2):97-107. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2024-85-2-97-107
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