Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics

Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics

Mental Representations of Lyrical Prose

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Elena G. Ozerova 1
Nikolay F. Alefirenko 2
Svetlana A. Kosharnaya 3
Larisa I. Plotnikova 3
Irina I. Chumak-Zhun 3
Elena V. Pupynina 4
Olga V. Dekhnich 4
1 Department of Russian Language and Russian Literature, Belgorod State National Research University
2 Department of Russian Language and Russian Literature, Belgorod State National Research University, Higher School of the Russian Federation, Russia.
3 Department of Russian Language and Russian Literature, Belgorod State National Research University, Russia.
4 Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication, Belgorod State National Research University, Russia.
10.22055/rals.2019.14693
Abstract
The article analyzes mental representations of Russian lyrical prose texts. The texts demonstrate collective memory engrams that are defined by cultural and historical legacy of the nation and authors’ creative world perception. In architectonics of a lyrical prose text, sense perception reveals itself in accumulated underlying meanings and wisdom conveyed by expressive means. The author’s intention shows through lyrical dispersion understood here as a synthesis of variation in nomination and expressive resources of the language. Mental representations of the Russian lyrical prose texts emerge out of authentic Russian culture. Linguistic means through which they are revealed demonstrate subjective codes of the author’s mind that are deciphered by readers of lyrical prose.
Keywords
Text of Lyrical Prose
Mental Representations
Cultural Memory
Author’s Perception
Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 10, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Applied Linguistics Issues (ALI 2019) July 19-20, 2019, Saint Petersburg, Russia
This special issue of the journal includes papers published in the spirit of academic support of the conference and so they did not go through the review process defined by the journal.
July 2019
Pages 327-335