Yakovleva I. Linguostylistic Peculiarities of J.Conrad's Sea Novels.

The dissertation aims at providing a complex analysis of lingo-stylistic structure of J. Conrad's sea prose. We singled out and determined the interaction of the groups of words with common denotative meaning. As essential lexical elements of realistic descriptions these lexico-thematic fields closely interact with one another accounting for syncretism of their functioning.These lexical units are also widely used with different connotative meanings, creating images and symbols in the descriptive passages of the novels. A most conspicuous feature of Conrad's prose is the convergence of different stylistic devices, especially an organic interaction of similes and metaphors in creating an integral artistic image and symbol.