Degtyaryova T. Language means of expressing impressionism in belles-lettres text (on the basis of A.S.Grin’s works)

The thesis examines language means of expressing impressionism on the phonetical and lexical levels (on the basis of prose works by A.S.Grin "The Scarlet Sails" and "The Running on the Waves"). The phenomenon of the phonetical symbolism is analysed, i.e. the ability of the sounds to call forth certain non-sound associations. Special attention is paid to the aspect of sound-colour symbolism. In the context of the impressionistic world outlook of the writer, the peculiarities of usage of the lexical units in portrait and landscape sketches are considered. The achieved results may be used during the analysis of the language means of expressing impressionism in belles-lettres texts of other writers and while further investigating A.S.Grin's language peculiarities.