STRUCTURAL-GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL-SEMANTIC NATURE OF TITLES IN BORYS HUMENYUK'S FICTIONAL TEXTS ABOUT WAR

Abstract

The article is devoted to a topical issue – the analysis of titles in works of fiction about war by the famous Ukrainian writer Boris Gumenyuk, who himself was an eyewitness to the events described and went missing in action during the war. The aim of the study was to characterize the structural-grammatical and lexical-semantic nature of the titles. The analysis confirmed the idea that titles, as nominative units, reveal a dual pragmatic essence: they are important elements of the text and at the same time are themselves condensed text that unfolds in the process of perceiving and understanding the work. It was established that the titles studied are represented by such syntactic models as monolexical (word forms) and expressed phrases and sentences. Among the monolexical titles, those explained by nouns dominate, which is related to the thematic focus of the works and is a feature of the writer's individual style. At the same time, titles consisting of phrases and sentences demonstrate greater informational content. Within phrases, subordinate nouns predominate, and among sentences, simple two-part and one-part sentences, often with an incomplete structure, predominate.The characteristics of the lexical and semantic features of titles in B. Humenyuk's works demonstrate the implementation of the main trends in the development of the lexical composition of the Ukrainian language in general, primarily such as intellectualization, internationalization, autochthonization, etc. It has been established that lexical richness contributes to the formation of the dialogical nature of works. It has been found that title complexes with temporal and locative meanings, as well as impersonal and non-object titles, prevail. The important role of language play in titles, aimed at strengthening the author's influence on the reader, has also been confirmed.In general, the results of the analysis showed that most titles capture the reader's attention and fully express the worldview of the Ukrainian writer – a combatant, patriot, and warrior.