LOCATIVE-DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES IN THE TEXT OF A GUIDEBOOK

Abstract

The article seeks to introduce a communicative-grammatical analysis of locative-descriptive constructions in the texts of Russian-language guidebooks to China, highlight the main types of these constructions, and characterize their textual functions. The paper reveals the specifics of locative-descriptive constructions that are determined by the genre of the text and the object of description. The analysis shows that the communicative potential of locative-descriptive constructions is not limited to reporting on the external, observable characteristics of the locus; these constructions are also actively involved in the organization of the subjective and temporal plan of the text. The data obtained proves the hypothesis suggested by the authors in their previous articles that the image of the sights in a guidebook text can be considered as a subject-temporal-locative construct created by the author to influence the perception and behavior of a potential tourist.