FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES IN A POPULAR SCIENCE TEXT (METAPHOR-BASED STUDY)

Authors

  • Tamara Nikolaevna Khamutova Author
  • Sergei Gennadyevich Petrov Author

Abstract

The article deals with the social sector of popular science text and its principal constituents
within the framework of the integral approach. The usage of lexical stylistic devices
in Russian and English popular science texts on alternative energy sources is studied with
respect to their universal and culture specific features. The study focuses on the use of metaphors in both English and Russian popular science discourse. The authors provide a thorough analysis of conceptual metaphor domains relying upon Anatoly P. Chudinov’s approach
to discourse modeling. The study results in arranging the analyzed anthropomorphic,
naturamorphic, sociomorphic and artifactual metaphors in systematized models with
special reference to their frame-slot structure. By comparative analysis the authors reveal
differences between the compiled models and explain them with reference to the data from
cognitive and cultural discourse sectors.

Author Biographies

  • Tamara Nikolaevna Khamutova

    Doctor of Philology, Professor, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Crosscultural
    Communication, Faculty of Linguistics, South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk), khomutovatn@
    susu.ru.

  • Sergei Gennadyevich Petrov

    deputy dean, Faculty of Linguistics, assistant professor, post graduate Department of Linguistics
    and Cross-cultural Communication, South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk), patton2006@mail.ru.
    Scientific Advisor – Professor T.N. Khomutova.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Articles