PARONYMIC ATTRACTION AS A MECHANISM OF POETIC MEANING GENERATION: FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE-FORMING POTENTIAL

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the paronymic attraction as a leading method of organizing the poetic texts of many poets. Based on the works of V. Mayakovsky, O. Mandelstam, A. Voznesensky, the key functions of the sound convergence of words are highlighted and investigated: phonetic (rhythm, musicality), semantic (play of meanings, paradox), plot-forming (development of lyrical narrative) and symbolic (encoding of subtext). The central thesis of the article is the fundamental transformation of the role of the paronymic attraction: it overcomes the status of a local linguistic device or decoration, evolving into a powerful structure-forming principle that organizes semantic space, rhythmic-syntactic movement and the internal architectonics of a poetic text on a global level. The authors show how paronymic chains transform from a local phenomenon into a structure-forming force that determines the composition, imagery, and deep meaning of a poem. Special attention is paid to the role of visual perception of the word and cases of dominance of the sound form over semantics.