Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to ascertain verbal and filmic means of ludic stylistics manifestation in Sherlock television series. In accordance with the goal set, the following tasks are to be accomplished: – to characterize film as a type of text; – to illuminate fundamental approaches to the study the English film text; – to clarify the concept of ludostylistics within the scope of contemporary linguistic poetics; – to define genre features of “Sherlock” Television Series; – determine lingual means of ludic stylistics manifestation in “Sherlock” Television series; – clear up filmic techniques in rendering ludic stylistics in “Sherlock” Television series; – to elaborate on the typology of ludic situations in “Sherlock” Television series; – to explain the functional aspect of the TV series “Sherlock”.