Dream narrative in the transition to digital communication
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-8-123-134
Abstract
The article considers the adaptation processes of the dream narrative to the conditions of the digital environment, affecting key cognitive processes: information processing, integration of experience and collective interpretation. The review of texts presented on the sites of various dream forums, resulted in revealing the semantic dominants of the referred type of discourse were identified and in showing the tendencies of speech shifts and transformations in the narrative due to the influence of the digital environment. It is determined that modern dream narratives may include new lexical units related to technology or topical social themes, non-standard grammatical constructions reflecting the fragmentary and irreal nature of dreams, characteristic emotional-evaluative means aimed at compensating non-verbal emotional expression. It is highlighted that those changes reflect the synthesis of traditional mechanisms of meaning-making sensemaking with new digital practices. It is also noted that the combination of tradition and innovation allows the genre to remain relevant, combining the depth of archaic symbols with the dynamics of digital culture.
About the Author
L. A. Usmanova
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Liliya A. Usmanova
420021, Казань, ул. Татарстан, д. 2
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Usmanova L.A. Dream narrative in the transition to digital communication. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2025;(8):123-134. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-8-123-134
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