POSITIVE EMOTIONS IN ENGLISH: GENDER ASPECT

Abstract

. The article analyses linguistic features in representation of positive emotions in the gender aspect on the material of English romantic drama film “Pride and Prejudice” (2005). The study focuses on the lexical units as nominations for expression of positive emotions in the English language. The importance based on the identification of the life topics associated with positive reactions of men and women. The authors identify, compare and represent the lexical units in the gender aspect, describe their similarities and differences in men’s and women’s speech. The conclusion contains the results of the study. Out of 84 identified cases in the using of lexical units expressing positive emotions in the film emotive vocabulary (61), vocabulary of emotions (17), emotive interjections (6). Women use more the vocabulary of emotions and emotive interjections; men use more emotive vocabulary. The differences can be explained by belonging to different genders. The women’s speech represents directly emotional state. Men hold their feelings back and don’t talk about them openly.