Tilnova I. Figurative use of propriate lexis in the publicistic style of the contemporary Ukrainian language.

Object - proper names in a journalistic style of modern Ukrainian language. Purpose - the description of the structural and grammatical, semantic and stylistic, derivational features of proper names figurative meaning usage in a journalistic style of modern Ukrainian language. Methods - system analysis, descriptive, contextual and semantic, component analysis, derivational analysis, quantitative calculations. The specific metaphorical, analogical, hyperbolic translation, function of proper names figurative meaning usage. There defined the basic extra- and intralingual factors of proper names, analyzed the main features of proper names figurative meaning usage, established productive ways of proper names derivatives word-forming and the most common derivation formants. The research paper outlined the specifics of anthroponyms figurative meaning usage in the texts of political and cultural topics, defined stylistic features of figurative meaning usage of the toponyms, proper names associated with the phenomenon of terrorism, ergonyms, cosmonyms, musiconyms, filmonyms, biblionyms, nautonyms. Sphere - academic activity, dictionary making.