Identifying the Features of Including Antithesis in the Descriptive Part of the Slang Puzzle of English Language

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Russian Language and its Teaching Methods, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

2 Department of General Linguistics and Turkology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

3 Department of Russian Language and Methods of its Teaching, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

Abstract

By definition, antithesis is a unique technique that contrasts two ideas, deeds, or phenomena. This method is frequently used in folklore texts, where a variety of ideas and deeds are frequently contrasted. Given that the "folklore view" varies from the "ordinary typical view," special attention should also be paid to how the antithesis functions in the folk riddles. Finding out the specifics of adding the antithesis to the folk riddle's descriptive section is the aim of the research that has been conducted. The linguocognitive explanations for the imagery used in the text are disclosed for the first time, and a classification of the levels of opposition present in the folk riddle is also provided, making the research undertaken scientifically novel. It has been determined that the opposition may address the description of the action, the mode of action, the quantity of objects involved, and the location of resolving the situation.

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 277-281

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