FUNCTIONS OF COLOR-WORDS IN ZAKHAR PRILEPIN’S NOVEL “SIN”

Abstract

The article presents a semantic analysis of functions of text units with a color component in Zakhar Prilepin’s novel “Sin”. In the course of the research, it is found that in this literary work, the word-color designation serves as a carrier of certain information, helping to fill his work with new meanings and moods. In particular, the most diverse in the composition of text units with a color component in this literary work are the words-color designations of red, white and black. If we associate this fact with the theme of this work, we can be surprised to notice that such text units with color semantics are the most important in the fabric of the work, and, in our opinion, are important for understanding the writer’s intention. At the same time, we also assume that the color designations in the “Sin” stories are multifunctional, so they are likely to become multidimensional and polysemantic. Color words can be introduced into complex formations, such as metaphors and symbols, to help readers understand the peculiarities of the author’s language and style and at the same time reveal the multifunctionality of the language palette in the literary work of Zakhar Prilepin.