Open AccessLEXICAL AND SEMANTIC FEATURES OF MEIOSIS AND LITOTES IN JEROME DAVID SALINGER’S «THE CATCHER IN THE RYE»
Author(s) -
Марта Карп,
Yuliia Kucher
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
molodij včenij
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-2167
pISSN - 2304-5809
DOI - 10.32839/2304-5809/2020-11-87-22
Subject(s) - ukrainian , linguistics , terminology , context (archaeology) , computer science , natural language processing , history , philosophy , archaeology
The article deals with the main lexical and semantic features of meiosis and litotes that were found while analysing Jerome David Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Semantic-stylistic method, comparative method, quantitative analysis, and componential analysis have been used in the process of investigation. Different scholars’ opinions have been considered in order to gain general knowledge of the nature of these stylistic devices. The results provide us with the complete picture of the stylistic impact of meiosis and litotes in the novel. Some examples of tropes along with their context have been demonstrated. Accordingly, the paper provides a detailed examination of these examples and the comparison with their Ukrainian correspondences. The distinctions between these two literary devices are also reviewed, as they are both types of the understatement. Furthermore, the problem of terminology in English and Ukrainian languages is outlined.