SEMANTIC FEATURES OF PRONOUNS BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF A. P. CHEKHOV’S PLAY “THE SEAGULL”

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the characteristics of semantic features of pronouns. The purpose of the work is to analyze semantic features of pronouns based on the material of A.P. Chekhov’s play “The Seagull”. The researcher systematized 1452 pronouns, indicating that 1233 lexemes refer to personal pronouns. The main tasks of the work are: semantic classification of pronouns; identification of pronouns in the play; generalization and systematization of these pronouns with the assignment of semantic categories. Research methods are analysis, generalization and systematization. The author notes that the play uses personal, demonstrative, interrogative-relative and possessive pronouns. The author notes that the characters of the works are busy discussing their personal lives and their feelings. This is reflected in the widespread use of first-person singular pronouns. The author concludes that the main functions of pronouns in the play are anaphoric and deictic.