Anthroponyms as a Marker of a Writer's Idiosyncrasy in Journalistic Texts (to the 115th Anniversary of Ulas Samchuk’s Birth)

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Vilchynska Tetiana, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Philology and Journalism, Professor of Department of General Linguistics and Slavic Languages in Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University. Correspondence: tetyana_v@ukr.net

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Vilchynska, T. Anthroponyms as a Marker of a Writer's Idiosyncrasy in Journalistic Texts (to the 115th Anniversary of Ulas Samchuk’s Birth) [Text] // Linhvistychni Studiyi / Linguistic Studies : collection of scientific papers / Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University; Ed. by Anatoliy Zahnitko. Vinnytsia : Vasyl' Stus DonNU, 2020. Vol. 40(1). Pp. 122-130. ISBN 966-7277-88-7

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31558/1815-3070.2020.40.1.10

Publication History:

Volume first published online: December 01, 2020

Article received: July 01, 2020, accepted: August 01, 2020 and first published online: December 01, 2020

Annotation.

У статті проаналізовано антропоніми в публіцистичному тексті «На білому коні» Уласа Самчука. З’ясовано, що вони становлять вагомий відсоток лексичних одиниць твору та демонструють інтелектуальний потенціал письменника. Встановлено їхні функції та специфіку лінгвалізації в дослідженому тексті, що дає підстави вважати антропоніми маркерами ідіостилю письменника в автобіографічній публіцистиці.

Keywords: literary onomastics, anthroponym, surname, name, journalistic text, U. Samchuk.

Abstract.

ANTHROPONYMS AS A MARKER OF A WRITER’S IDIOSTYLE IN JOURNALISTIC TEXTS (TO THE 115TH ANNIVERSARY OF ULAS SAMCHUK’S BIRTH)

Tetiana Vilchynska

Department of General Linguistics and Slavic Languages, Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine

Abstract

Background: The study is performed in the aspect of literary onomastics and deals with the analysis of anthroponyms as components of onomastic space in the journalism of Ulas Samchuk (book of memoirs "On a White Horse").The topicality of the proposed research, on the one hand, is determined by scientific interest in anthroponyms, which, due to their expressive capabilities, richness of functions, unexpected authorial experiments, are an important representative of the writer’s creative idea, and on the other - interest in the heritage of those artists who has not been properly evaluated in Ukraine.

Purpose: The aim of the article was to establish the specifics of anthroponymic units as markers of the author’s idiostyle in the journalistic heritage of U. Samchuk.

Results: The analysis showed that in U. Samchuk’s journalistic texts anthroponyms are characterized not only by high frequency of use, but also help the reader to model the image of the author - an educated, erudite and spiritually rich person, to understand the importance of his life experience, to understand the events he portrays better therefore argue that anthroponyms are a relevant feature of the writer’s idiostyle in autobiographical journalism.

Discussion: The analysis of the onymicon in U. Samchuk’s journalistic work contributes to the further study of the peculiarities of literary onomastics in general and anthroponymicon in particular and makes it possible to comprehend the figure of the writer more deeply. We see the prospects of such research in the further study not only of anthroponyms in U. Samchuk’s journalistic texts, but also of other onyms in his work, not only in the aspect of literary onomastics, but also cognitive, taking into account the processes of conceptualization and categorization. The study of author’s onymicons should also be extended to the works of other writers, especially those who have been silent for a long time, but have done much for the development of Ukrainian culture.

Keywords: literary onomastics, anthroponym, surname, name, journalistic text, U. Samchuk.

Vitae

Tetiana Vilchynska is Doctor of Philology, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Philology and Journalism, Professor of Department of General Linguistics and Slavic Languages in Volodymyr Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University. Her research interests include cognitive linguistics, linguoculturology, and text linguistics.

Correspondence: tetyana_v@ukr.net

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Anatoliy P. Zahnitko, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Head of Department of Ukrainian Language and Applied Linguistics in Donetsk National University. His areas of research interests include functional linguistics, cognitive linguistics, comparative linguistics, categorical linguistics, lexicographic linguistics, and text linguistics.

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Volume 40(1), 2020, pp. 122-130

Anthroponyms as a Marker of a Writer's Idiosyncrasy in Journalistic Texts (to the 115th Anniversary of Ulas Samchuk’s Birth)

Vilchynska Tetiana

Article first published online: December 01, 2020