The theme of childhood in the russian memoir: figures of speech used to reveal «a child's worldview»
- Authors: Vybornova KA1
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Affiliations:
- Maxim Gorky Institute of Literature and Creative Writing
- Issue: No 3 (2010)
- Pages: 5-11
- Section: ARTICLES
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/4609
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Abstract
The article provides a brief analysis of several memoirs touching upon childhood. It explores figures of speech (coordinative word-combination, turn-taking), experienced speech used by authors to portray a child faithfully and show peculiarities of «a child's world view».
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K A Vybornova
Maxim Gorky Institute of Literature and Creative Writing
Email: divcot@rambler.ru <mailto:divcot@rambler.ru>
Литературный институт имени А.М. Горького; Maxim Gorky Institute of Literature and Creative Writing