№ 7(888) (2024)

The article is devoted to the semantics of the lexical units forming the core of the concept of ZORN/GNEV. The definitions of the words Zorn, Wut, Anger, Anger in lexicographic and encyclopedic sources are analyzed and the components of the semantics of these lexical units are highlighted. The structure of the meaning of the nominees of emotions in Russian and German were compared, on the basis of which the peculiarities of the mutual translatability of the nominees of emotions Zorn, Wut, Gnev, Zlost’ in the German-Russian pair of languages were revealed.

The proposed research aims to develop and test an algorithm for expanding a balanced dynamic linguistic corpus of more than 3 million tokens with connotative characteristics. To achieve this, the authors rely on original software solutions created at the laboratory for fundamental and applied issues of virtual education at Moscow State Linguistic University. As a result, a properly functioning corpus was obtained with the ability to supplement its individual fragments with data on the connotations of tokens and sentences.

The article discusses prosodic features of German social advertising, such as tempo, pauses and volume of speech. Using quantitative analysis, the most frequent characteristics of the speakers' speech were identified, as well as changes in prosodic characteristics in the selected time period were shown. The need for research is due to the constantly changing living conditions in connection with the events taking place in the world.

Grounded in the theory of contensive typology, the article researches into functions of voice forms in modern German, treating them as a representation of the language’s nominative properties; models of text-building functions of the passive voice are specified: foregrounding (intensification), identity of reference, implication, summarizing, enumeration loaded with contrast, strategic patterns of constructing a whole text on the basis of hyper-theme and hyper-rheme.

The article discusses the problem of the principle of nominating animals of the Bos taurus species in Sanskrit. Nominations are analyzed from the perspective of etymology and onomasiology; cultural data from primary sources (Rigveda, Bhagavata Purana) are provided. Attention is drawn to the importance of distinguishing cows and bulls by gender at the lexical level, associated with the difference in economic functions and with different cultural and mythological connotations, as well as the suitability of an individual for sacrifice.

In Portuguese, in a noun phrase with several specifier adjectives, the latter are always placed in postposition relative to the noun, with adjectives with a broader meaning closer to the nucleus, and subsequent specifiers performing a restrictive function. Based on the analysis of examples from the media and students’ mistakes, the work analyzes deviations from the general rule, as well as the use of characterizing adjectives in an expressive style.

The article provides an overview of current issues of migration linguistics in the era of the migration crisis, and describes methods from various scientific fields currently used to conduct research on migration discourse. The authors also set themselves the task of clarifying the term “migration” in the circle of related special terms, such as “emigration”, “immigration”, “mobility”, and “relocation".

The article examines the use of modal verbs as direct participants in the implementation of author's intentions in German-language scientific discourse. Based on the material of scientific articles in the humanities, conclusions are drawn that German modal verbs serve as indicators of the author’s assumption with varying degrees of probability, a means of interaction between the author of a scientific text and its addressee and a means of author’s self-expression, and also participate in the organization of scientific thought in the text.

The article presents the results of a study of the emotive component of the speech of young people with disabilities who became participants in the TRU DOKU project (Germany, 2019–2024). As a result of the study, based on the provisions of the linguistics of emotions and the method of contextual analysis, the emotive as well as associative-emotive lexemes presented in the material were classified, which led to defining its importance for structuring an autobiographical narrative and designing the image of a young man with disabilities.

The article contains a comprehensive analysis of oneiric motifs in Gogol’s early prose and in Pu Sunlin’s collection of fantasy stories. Common motifs are identified for further comparative study and interpretation. It is concluded that in the works of both writers, sleep is not only a special physiological and psychological state, but also a journey of the characters into the otherworld.

Nickolas Roerich was an artist, thinker, public figure, and traveler. 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. This article examines one of the facets of the work of our great compatriot – his travel notes and essays made on the routes of two expeditions – Central Asian (1924–1928) and Manchurian (1934–1935). These texts are considered in the context of the laws of the travelogue genre. For Roerich, the journey becomes a starting point for philosophical reflections consonant with the philosophical teaching of Living Ethics – on the unity of the cultural space of Eurasia, on the future of the planet, on Shambhala as the subject of Buddhist legends and as a spiritual reality.