No 2 (2011)

In this article the author makes an attempt to analyse the contents of syntactic units (structural schemes of simple sentences) of the typical proposition «state of the nature» and reveal paradigmatic relations between these units in syntactic core zone..

The article deals with an actual problem of linguistic typology - a problem of compound word classification based on semantic principle. The existing descriptive grammar classifications of the compound words, prerequisites of creating and theoretical basis of their general semantic classification are also discussed in the article.

The article provides a brief overview of the concept of metaphor in modern linguistics and reveales some mechanisms of its formation. and cognitive and pragmatic functions. An analysis of metaphorical models on the example of food metaphors in the Russian language is presented.

The article is devoted to the speech image of the author in A.S. Kushner's poetry. Combining various socially marked colloquial units with traditional poetic means forms individual style of the author and creates a vivid image of our time.

The article is devoted to intertextual characteristics of epigraphs in the original text and its translation. It touches upon the role and functions of the epigraph as an inserted text and contains an analysis of the epigraph's intertexuality types. The article also describes the nature of correlation between epigraphs' intertexual characteristics in the original text and its translated variant.

The author examines some particularities of newspaper headlines and analyses the main characteristics of euphemisms there: softening rude meaning, masking true sense, observance of the etiquette etc.

The article deals with the aspects of the modern classifications and use of the role-playing method for boosting students' activity and provides the implementation of communication intentions as part of the modern communication skills.