Мовні засоби вираження страху в сучасному англомовному художньому дискурсі

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the course paper is to study diverse language means employed in modern English fiction discourse to evoke and express the complex emotion of fear. Tasks: To achieve the research aim, the following tasks will be undertaken: 1) to analyze existent approaches to the study of language means of manifesting emotions in fictional discourse, with a specific emphasis on fear; 2) to present an inventory of language means that can manifest fear in modern fiction; 3) to study the specifics of expressing emotion of fear in modern English fiction discourse; 4) to analyze the lexical-stylistic means employed by authors to convey fear within the context of modern fiction discourse; 5) identify the pragmatic appeal of language means of expressing fear in modern fiction; 7) identify the strategies for conveying fear in modern English fiction discourse.