Pragmatic Potential of the Title of the English-Language Novel

Authors

  • Anastasia Yu. Isaeva Tula State University
  • Yulia V. Akimtseva Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University

Abstract

Anastasia Yu. Isaeva, Yulia V. Akimtseva (Tula, Russian Federation)

This article attempts to determine the pragmatic potential of the titles of the novels of contemporary English writer Julian Barnes. A title has a key position in the main body of the work of fiction. It does not only convey in a concentrated form the main theme or idea of the work, but also has a special pragmatic potential that causes a certain emotional reaction from the reader. That is why writers attach great importance to the proper choosing of titles of their works.

Key words: title, communicative-pragmatic features, pragmatic potential, J. Barnes, work of fiction, novel.

DOI 10.23683/1995-0640-2019-4-56-61

Author Biographies

Anastasia Yu. Isaeva, Tula State University

Anastasia Yu. Isaeva – Ph.D. of Philology, associate professor of Foreign Languages Department, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tula State University

Yulia V. Akimtseva, Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University

Yulia V. Akimtseva – Ph.D. of Philology, senior lecturer of English Philology Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University

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Published

2019-12-25

How to Cite

Isaeva А. Ю., & Akimtseva Ю. В. (2019). Pragmatic Potential of the Title of the English-Language Novel. Proceedings of Southern Federal University. Philology, (4), 56–61. Retrieved from https://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/1366

Issue

No. 4 (2019)

Section

LINGUISTICS

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