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New trends in titles in modern Russian prose
https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2026-87-2-83-90
Abstract
The article examines the structural types of titles characteristic of modern Russian prose. The aim of the work is to identify new trends in this area. In the process of analysis, structural-semantic and comparative methods are used, as well as techniques of word-formation and syntactic analysis of linguistic units. It is shown that modern prose texts are distinguished by a structural diversity of titles. Traditional types of titles are preserved in modern prose, but at the same time a number of new phenomena are noted. It is concluded that in recent decades the number of titles-sentences of different structural types has increased, there has been a spread of abbreviated titles and titles-graphoderivatives (titles that include multifunctional elements of one or different languages, as well as a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters). The functions of such titles are noted. Modern titles use special symbols typical for Internet communication and electronic speech. A new type of titles of literary works is being formed – titles represented by lexica lizedaffixes. The noted trends are related to active processes in the modern Russian language.
About the Authors
N. A. Nikolina
Moscow Pedagogical State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia A. Nikolina, Candidate of Sciences (Philology), Professor
Moscow
Z. Yu. Petrova
Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zoya Yu. Petrova, Candidate of Sciences (Philology), Leading Researcher
Moscow
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For citations:
Nikolina N.A., Petrova Z.Yu. New trends in titles in modern Russian prose. Russian language at school. 2026;87(2):83-90. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2026-87-2-83-90
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