Курсова робота “The use of noun phrases in linguistic articles”

TABLE of CONTENTS

 

INTRODUCTION.

CHAPTER 1. Theoretical Background.

1.1. Features of linguistic articles.

1.2. Characteristic features of linguistic articles.

1.3. The use of noun phrases in linguistic articles.

CHAPTER 2. Analysis of phrases on the example of scientific articles.

2.1. Structural types of verbal phrases.

2.2. Functions of noun phrases in a sentence.

2.3. Thematic classification of noun phrases in linguistic scientific articles.

CONCLUSIONS.

REFERENCES. 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Relevance of research. This work is devoted to the study of the methods of representation of the functional-semantic categories of the English noun. Among the grammatical categories of words, the noun is the main grouping of units that reflect reality in human consciousness and language. The reflection of reality correlates with functional-semantic categories, which are studied in terms of different means of expression – lexical, morphological and syntactic.

In recent decades, functional-semantic categoriality has become the direction of research that is being developed both in general linguistics and on the basis of specific languages. The problems of functional-semantic categories are devoted to many works by different authors-grammarists, in particular, such as O.V. Bondarko, M.M. Guhman, O.M. Starykova, V.G. Admoni, R. Kverk, O. Jespersen.

The direction of this research is relevant, since the problems of the functional-semantic category remain not fully resolved, debatable and even controversial in modern linguistics. Functional studies are an important direction, as they go beyond traditional grammar to other levels, for example, word-formation, lexical. Also, in the English language, the very existence of some functional-semantic categories is called into question, which especially concerns the grammatical class of nouns.

The purpose of the work is to investigate the means of representation of the functional-semantic categories of the English noun.

In accordance with the goal, the following tasks are planned:

– determine the state of the problem in scientific sources;

– consider the functional-semantic category as the basis of the field grouping of language units;

– analyze the features of functional fields based on their differential features;

– to identify the means of expression of the functional-semantic categories of the English noun in their different classes, at different levels of the language – in vocabulary, in morphology, in syntactic noun combinations;

– consider the functional-semantic categories in terms of their correlation with the grammatical categories of the noun.

The object of this research is noun functional-semantic categories as special meaningful meanings that are expressed in English in different ways and at different linguistic levels.

The subject of the study is the linguistic means of representing the categorical meanings of the English noun.

The following research methods were used in the work:

• method of analysis of scientific sources;
• methods of systematization and generalization of illustrative material;
• field analysis method,
• descriptive method;
• contextual analysis.

Examples selected from grammar reference books, from scientific literature, as well as from explanatory dictionaries served as the research material for the selection and verification of units that are characteristic of the studied functional-semantic categories.

The theoretical significance of the work lies in the development of certain aspects of morphology, the theory of the semantic field.

The practical value is in the possibility of using research materials in teaching English, in special courses, special seminars and electives on the problems of functional grammar.

Structure of work. The work consists of an introduction, two chapters, a conclusion and a list of used sources. The total number of pages is 35. The total number of sources is 20.

 

CHAPTER 1. Theoretical Background

1.1. Features of linguistic articles

 

Modern linguistic research is focused on the study of the functions of language units in various forms of speech activity, the effectiveness of which is demonstrated by such a complex phenomenon as the text, which has long attracted the attention of researchers as a special object of study.

Linguistics of the text is a direction of linguistic research, the object of which is the rules of building a coherent text and its semantic categories. She deals with finding out the deep meanings contained in a certain text. At the same time, taking into account the principle of using language units (including the non-use of certain categories or individual ways of expressing them) helps to determine semantic lines and subtopics that are sometimes hidden from literary or stylistic analysis. Text linguistics studies the motivation for choosing one language form out of two possible ones. In this way, it differs from grammar, which points to one possible form, from stylistics, which identifies the unit most appropriate for a given style or context, from rhetoric, which seeks the optimal form of persuasion, and so on [1].

Linguistic analysis of the text is aimed at forming the future teacher’s ability to penetrate the essence of the artistic work through the analysis of its linguistic fabric. From this follows the task of analysis – the identification and explanation of language facts of different levels used in the artistic text with the aim of establishing their semantic and aesthetic functions. Linguistic analysis completes the entire cycle of linguistic disciplines, so its purpose is to help students systematize previously acquired knowledge and realize their necessity for working with an artistic work at school; to prepare literate specialists who are able to motivatedly select texts for classroom and extracurricular reading, independently evaluate the linguistic means of an artistic work, have a developed sense of language, imaginative thinking and are ready to nurture these qualities in their future students.

Internal (properly linguistic) and external reasons contributed to the separation of text linguistics into an independent scientific direction.

– internal reasons: Impossibility of adequate explanation of some linguistic phenomena through the analysis of the proposal.

– external causes: Influence on linguistics of literary, sociological, psychological research of the text, as well as the study of the text as an object of the theory of translation, automatic processing of language data, methods of teaching native and foreign languages ​​and other disciplines.

In Western science, the birth of text linguistics is often associated with the publication of Z. Harris’s book “Discourse Analysis” in 1952. Z. Harris applied to the analysis of the text structure some methodological techniques used earlier in the analysis of language units: segmentation, classification, distribution. This made it possible to talk about the role of a separate element in the structure of the text and to assert that language does not appear in the form of unrelated words or sentences, but in the form of a coherent text. E. Benvenista’s report “Levels of Linguistic Analysis” at the 9th Congress of Linguists, in which level linguistics and text linguistics are contrasted, was a significant theoretical impetus for the creation of foreign text linguistics. This marked the transition to the study of “successful” communication, which provides an unambiguous interpretation of the text [4].

The problems of the text were investigated by linguists and psycholinguists (L. Bulakhovsky, I. Halperin, M. Jinkin, O. Leontiev, T. Dridze, Yu. Lotman, F. Batsevich, O. Selivanova, etc.). The statement that mastering the linguistic theory of the text contributes to the effective formation of the skills of text creation and text perception is proven in the works of T. Ladyzhenska, V. Stativka. V. Vynogradov, A. Novikov, L. Yakubinsky, and others investigated text-typological issues. The problem of the text is also relevant in linguistic didactics (the works of I. Drozdova, S. Yermolenko, L. Zlativ, V. Melnychayka, M. Pentylyuk, L. Fedotova, L. Shiyanyuk, etc.).[1]

 

1.2. Characteristic features of linguistic articles

 

The main linguistic feature of the scientific style of speech is the inclination towards normalized speech. This is due to the fact that in the first place it performs an informative function. Therefore, the text should be clear, logical, precise and objective. Only in this case, the reader will receive reliable data about the concepts, patterns and facts, as well as ideas, methods, techniques and other types of information presented in a particular article [9].

The purpose of the text in a scientific style is to correctly reflect the process and result of research activities. The author is faced with the task of conveying structured and logically built information. This is the reason for the main features of the scientific style that are characteristic of works, regardless of the nature of science (exact, natural, humanitarian) and the type of genre (report, article, textbook, monograph, etc.).

This style of storytelling is characterized by:

• monologic nature of speech (from one person);
• strict selection of language means;
• use of specific terms;
• the inclusion of complex syntactic constructions to build an ordered relationship.

Compliance with the rules for writing scientific texts is also necessary for publication in journals. Taking into account the features of this style is a guarantee that the material will be accepted and published [6]. In morphology, word forms are studied – how words are declined and conjugated. If we consider the scientific style from this point of view, we can distinguish the following features:

Almost complete absence of verbs in the 1st and 2nd person singular. Example – think, think. In literary texts, on the contrary, there are many verbs in this form [8]. Frequent use of verbal nouns. They help to correctly reflect the processes and phenomena considered in the article. Few adjectives. They are used only as part of terms, have a highly specialized and very precise meaning. No epithets and artistic definitions. Absence of exclamatory particles and interjections. They are used in literary texts where it is important to evoke emotions in the reader. In the scientific style, the essence of the phenomenon and its connection with other phenomena are revealed. This does not require the use of emotionally colored phrases.

 

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