Журнал «Филоlogos»

ARTIFACT METAPHOR AS A LINGUISTIC MEAN OF M.M. PRISHVIN AUTHOR'S STYLE (USING THE EXAMPLE OF METAPHORIZED NAMES OF FABRICS AND PRODUCTS MADE FROM THEM, AS WELL AS JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES)

Author: Chumakov A.N.

The article analyzes such an important part of M.M. Prishvin's stylistic system as artifact metaphor. The interest in describing and comprehending the spheres of being and the establishment of their inner unity through the tropocentricity of the text, figurative and stylistic freedom become for Prishvin the foundations of the author's metaphor, the lexical and semantic representation of which is one of the most striking signs of the writer's individual language. The metaphorical system of Prishvin's literary work and diaries is a unity consisting of five segments divided into thematic groups and subgroups. The lexical and semantic space of the artifact segment (11 thematic groups, 440 lexemes) becomes the most active source of metaphorization in the work of M.M. Prishvin, and the most numerous thematic group is the TG "Nominations of fabrics and products made from them (clothing, shoes, hats, household items), as well as jewelry and accessories." The natural world and the little man in Prishvin's work are interconnected, the metaphorization of artifact vocabulary is usually based on anthropometricity, which is due to the author's natural desire to rely on established standards of perception within the framework of an artistic search. If the artifact metaphor is rare in the usage, then in the Prishvin’s style, on the contrary, this vocabulary is actively metaphorized, developing traditional figurative analogy and creating authorial ones. Russian nature's beauty is described by Prishvin, who creates unexpected images with ameliorative evaluative coloring from the lexemes naming jewelry. The author's style is characterized by the creation of living and even semi-mysterious characters from the natural world through the metaphorization of the names of fabric products: clothing, hats, household items. The writer, who throughout his life has developed his own ontology and axiology of creativity, uses for reflection, among other things, the metaphorization of lexemes connected by fabrics and the work of masters. Metaphor in the Prishvin’s stylistic and ideological system becomes one of the most important means with which to describe and comprehend living and lifeless nature, material and spiritual culture, as well as the phenomenon of creativity.

Key words:
the work of M.M. Prishvin; the author's metaphorical system; individual style; anthropometricity; an artifact metaphor