The use of diminutives in the literary texts of Turgenev and Dostoevskii
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2018-12-90-111
Abstract
The study is devoted to the category of diminutive, which is included in the category of subjective evaluation. There are two main ways to use diminutives: in the designation of a person/subject and in addressing somebody. The comparison of diminutive forms in the works of I.S. Turgenev and F.M. Dostoevskii is made on the basis of corpus analysis. Turgenev uses diminutives mainly in portrait characteristics, while Dostoevskii includes them in the description of actions. The analysis of the noun глазки (glazki – little eyes), typical for both authors, reveals the difference of expressive meanings associated with this form.
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L. L. Fedorova
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Liudmila L. Fedorova, PhD in Philology
bld. 6, Miusskaya sq., Moscow, 125993
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Fedorova L.L. The use of diminutives in the literary texts of Turgenev and Dostoevskii. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2018;(12):90-111. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2018-12-90-111
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