TEXT FUNCTIONS OF THE PREDICATIVE MODIFICATIONS OF THE CLIP “NOW ABOUT ...”

Abstract

Text clip, as the most direct means of connection of the text, takes part in the formation of the structure in the text. The article examines the analysis of functions of predicative clips, the central component in all clips is the part “now + preposition”, which can be similar in semantics and functions to the text clip “Now about ...”. In this study the aim is to summarize roles of the named clips in journalistic texts. The article analyzes the concepts of text clips, cohesion, prospection and retrospection. Based on the research results, we can draw the following conclusions: text clips with the predicative structure, like the clip “Now about ...”, perform a prospective and prospective-retrospective function in the text. At the same time, retrospective relations are carried out with the help of a free component of text clips, referring to the previous located fragment of the text both contact and distant. The acquired results can contribute to be used in the study of other modifications of the clip “Now about ...”, in also identifying the role in texts of other styles, such as in scientific texts, literary texts, etc.